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Re: Ada subtypes and base types
On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 18:20 -0500, Robert Dewar wrote:
> Laurent GUERBY wrote:
>
> > You keep saying "brain damage", but please if you see a better design
> > (other than "forget about user range types" :), let us all know!
>
> Actually I think everyone agrees on what is appropriate here. it is
> a matter of working out a clear view. I don't think there are any
> real disagreements, just some communication and documentation issues.
> (as well as making sure we don't lose conversions we need!)
Actually, I don't think we have an agreement on whether or not
TYPE_MIN_VALUE/TYPE_MAX_VALUE should cover the entire range of
values that can be assigned to a particular object.
Most of the other stuff discussed so far is background material to
that ultimate issue IMHO.
Jeff