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Subject: Re: [Ada95] Private non-generic children of generics not allowed
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Vincent Marciante schrieb am Montag, 26. April 2021 um 17:43:36 UTC+2:
> Why can't 
> _private_ children of a generic _always_ for use only in the implementation of the parent unit be allowed?

The reason is quite simple. If the generic parent is instantiated more than once, a nongeneric child (private or public) would be used by all of them. This does not make sense.