Hi, the following complete sample code shows different conversion behaviours between fixed-point types and Float to fixed-point depending on whether the expressions are static or not. In the static case, GNAT uses a conversion strategy comparable to truncation, otherwise rounding is used.
I assume that this difference in behaviour is unintended. ----------- start ----------- with Ada.Text_IO; use Ada.Text_IO; procedure Conversion is type FpA is delta 0.5 range -10.0 .. +10.0; for FpA'Small use 0.5; type FpB is delta 0.4 range -10.0 .. +10.0; for FpB'Small use 0.4; function MakeB(F: in Float) return FpB is begin return FpB(F); end MakeB; function MakeBFromA(F: in FpA) return FpB is begin return FpB(F); end MakeBFromA; function MakeBViaA(F: in Float) return FpB is begin return FpB(FpA(F)); end MakeBViaA; function Get_Minus_1_5 return Float is begin return -1.5; end Get_Minus_1_5; begin Put_Line(FpA'Image(FpA(-1.5))); Put_Line( FpB'Image(FpB(-1.5)) & " " --> -1.2 (truncation) & FpB'Image(FpB(Float(-1.5))) & " " --> -1.2 (truncation) & FpB'Image(FpB(Get_Minus_1_5)) & " " --> -1.6 (rounding) & FpB'Image(MakeB(-1.5))); --> -1.6 (rounding) Put_Line( FpB'Image(FpB(FpA(-1.5))) & " " --> -1.2 (truncation) & FpB'Image(FpB(FpA(Float(-1.5)))) & " " --> -1.2 (truncation) & FpB'Image(FpB(FpA'Succ(FpA(-2.0)))) & " " --> -1.2 (truncation) & FpB'Image(FpB(FpA(Get_Minus_1_5))) & " " --> -1.6 (rounding) & FpB'Image(MakeBFromA(FpA(-1.5))) & " " --> -1.6 (rounding) & FpB'Image(MakeBViaA(-1.5))); --> -1.6 (rounding) end Conversion; ------------ end ------------ The command line I am using for building: > gnatmake -f -gnatVa -gnata -gnatwadhl.o -O3 -save-temps conversion.adb The output from GNAT: ----------- start ----------- conversion.adb:35:17: warning: static fixed-point value is not a multiple of Small conversion.adb:36:19: warning: static fixed-point value is not a multiple of Small conversion.adb:40:17: warning: static fixed-point value is not a multiple of Small conversion.adb:41:19: warning: static fixed-point value is not a multiple of Small conversion.adb:42:19: warning: static fixed-point value is not a multiple of Small gnatbind -x conversion.ali gnatlink conversion.ali ------------ end ------------ The version of GNAT I am using: > gcc -v Using built-in specs. Target: i486-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Debian 4.3.4-2' --with-bugurl=file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.3/README.Bugs --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-multiarch --enable-linker-build-id --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.3 --program-suffix=-4.3 --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-objc-gc --enable-mpfr --enable-targets=all --with-tune=generic --enable-checking=release --build=i486-linux-gnu --host=i486-linux-gnu --target=i486-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.3.4 (Debian 4.3.4-2) Friendly regards, Dirk Herrmann -- Summary: Conversion Float to fixed-point behaves differently for static expressions Product: gcc Version: 4.3.4 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: ada AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: dirk dot herrmann-privat at gmx dot de http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41416