@@ -356,6 +356,14 @@ package body Sem_Cat is
if Present (Expression (Component_Decl))
and then Nkind (Expression (Component_Decl)) /= N_Null
and then not Is_OK_Static_Expression (Expression (Component_Decl))
+
+ -- If we're in a predefined unit, we can put whatever we like in a
+ -- preelaborated package, and in fact in some cases it's necessary
+ -- to bend the rules. Ada.Containers.Bounded_Hashed_Maps contains
+ -- some code that would not be considered preelaborable in user
+ -- code, for example.
+
+ and then not In_Predefined_Unit (Component_Decl)
then
Error_Msg_Sloc := Sloc (Component_Decl);
Error_Msg_F