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Revert "Remove unnecessary workaround".

A previous commit that removed a workaround in Ada has been reverted.

This commit reverts a prior change that aimed to remove an “unnecessary workaround” within the Ada compiler. The specific reason for the reversion is not detailed beyond the reintroduction of the original code. This implies that the workaround was, in fact, necessary or that its removal introduced unexpected regressions, leading to its reinstatement to maintain stability or correctness.

In Details

This commit is a direct revert of an earlier commit, 5c0785d62ca44b9073e543b2b3dbb04f0aca83af, which had removed a specific workaround from the Ada front-end. The reversion implies that the workaround was still required or that its removal caused unforeseen issues, necessitating its reintroduction. Without further context from the original commit or the revert's rationale, the exact nature of the workaround and its necessity remains opaque beyond its apparent impact on compiler stability or correctness.

For Context

Compilers sometimes contain 'workarounds' — special fixes for tricky or unusual situations that might not be ideal but are necessary to make the compiler function correctly. This commit effectively undoes a previous change that tried to remove one such workaround from the Ada compiler. The act of reverting suggests that the workaround was, in fact, still needed, or that its removal caused new problems. By putting the old code back, the compiler maintains its expected behavior and avoids a potential new bug that might have been introduced by removing the workaround.

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