2020-06-11 Eric Botcazou <ebotcazou@adacore.com>
gcc/ada/
* sem_res.adb (Resolve_Implicit_Dereference): In an instance,
reset the type of the prefix if it is private before building
the dereference.
Desig_Typ : Entity_Id;
begin
+ -- In an instance the proper view may not always be correct for
+ -- private types, see e.g. Sem_Type.Covers for similar handling.
+
+ if Is_Private_Type (Etype (P))
+ and then Present (Full_View (Etype (P)))
+ and then Is_Access_Type (Full_View (Etype (P)))
+ and then In_Instance
+ then
+ Set_Etype (P, Full_View (Etype (P)));
+ end if;
+
if Is_Access_Type (Etype (P)) then
Desig_Typ := Implicitly_Designated_Type (Etype (P));
Insert_Explicit_Dereference (P);