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package Ada.Decimal is
pragma Pure (Decimal);

   --  The compiler makes a number of assumptions based on the following five
   --  constants (e.g. there is an assumption that decimal values can always
   --  be represented in 64-bit signed binary form), so code modifications are
   --  required to increase these constants.

   Max_Scale : constant := +18;
   Min_Scale : constant := -18;

   Min_Delta : constant := 1.0E-18;
   Max_Delta : constant := 1.0E+18;

   Max_Decimal_Digits : constant := 18;

   generic
      type Dividend_Type  is delta <> digits <>;
      type Divisor_Type   is delta <> digits <>;
      type Quotient_Type  is delta <> digits <>;
      type Remainder_Type is delta <> digits <>;

   procedure Divide
     (Dividend  : in Dividend_Type;
      Divisor   : in Divisor_Type;
      Quotient  : out Quotient_Type;
      Remainder : out Remainder_Type);

private
   pragma Inline (Divide);

end Ada.Decimal;