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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: Clueless :)
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Karel Miklav <karel@inetis.spppambait.com> writes:

> The tutorial should also show how to fill the container. I was not
> able to find a simple and complete example nowhere, then I've figured
> it out from tests.

Good point.

> And yes: do I always have to make separate initialization packages,
> because GNAT chokes on this:

The trouble is, that in order to get initialization and finalization
BC.Containers.Container is derived from Ada.Finalization.Controlled,
and if you do that you have to derive in a library-level package.

This feature of the language is unlikely to go away.

>  > You might say, wouldn't this new Unmanaged better be called Unbounded,
>  > and rename the present Unbounded to Managed? ... well, yes, but the
>  > people out there using the BCs wouldn't thank me!
> 
> If these component are not some kind of joke I would consider doing
> a fork in cases like this. You owe it to the kids too :)

The problem is that I don't have the energy to maintain both
branches. However, enhancement requests aren't that frequent, perhaps
you're right ..