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On 10 May 2020 17:28 -0700, from scj@yaccman.com:
> With respect to enums, there is a feature I've wanted for years: a typed
> typedef.  Saying typetdef int foo would make foo an integer, but if you
> passed an ordinary int to something declared as foo it would be an
> error.  Even if it was an integer constant unless cast.

Isn't that at least pretty close to how Ada does it?

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