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+use std.textio.all;
+
+package read_string is
+  function read_string_time (s : string) return time;
+end read_string;
+
+package body read_string is
+  function read_string_time (s : string) return time is
+    variable l       : line := new string'(s);
+    variable t       : time;
+    variable read_ok : boolean;
+  begin
+    read(l, t, read_ok);
+    if not read_ok then
+      report "read time failed" severity failure;
+    end if;
+    return t;
+  end function;
+end package body read_string;
+
+use work.read_string.all;
+
+entity test_time is
+  generic (test_t : time := read_string_time("123 ps"));
+end test_time;
+
+architecture test of test_time is
+begin
+  process
+    variable t : time;
+  begin
+    t := read_string_time("321 ps");
+    report "t=" & time'image(t) severity warning;
+    wait;
+  end process;
+end test;
+