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Subject: Integer_IO or Modular_IO with different base as default
From: Ken Roberts <alisonken1@gmail.com>
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I've been trying to look at how to instantiate Ada.Text_IO.Integer_IO and Ada.Text_IO.Modular_IO with a different base as default (base 8 for a project I'm playing with while learning).

So far, the only thing I can find is instantiate with a different integer (or mod number), but the base is always defined as 10.

I'd like to output numbers for the project in base 8 (octal) in keeping with the documentation on how the digital system works.

Does anyone have an idea on how to instantiate Integer_IO (or Modular_IO) with Default_Base := 8 ?

So far, the only thing I've been able to work with is copy Ada.Text_IO.Integer_IO (or Modular_IO) in my project as a different package with the only change being the Default_Base parameter.

Any help with noob questions would be appreciated.