Index: exp_util.adb
===================================================================
--- exp_util.adb	(revision 160705)
+++ exp_util.adb	(working copy)
@@ -2143,6 +2143,37 @@
       return False;
    end Has_Controlled_Coextensions;
 
+   ------------------------
+   -- Has_Address_Clause --
+   ------------------------
+
+   --  Should this function check the private part in a package ???
+
+   function Has_Following_Address_Clause (D : Node_Id) return Boolean is
+      Id   : constant Entity_Id := Defining_Identifier (D);
+      Decl : Node_Id;
+
+   begin
+      Decl := Next (D);
+      while Present (Decl) loop
+         if Nkind (Decl) = N_At_Clause
+           and then Chars (Identifier (Decl)) = Chars (Id)
+         then
+            return True;
+
+         elsif Nkind (Decl) = N_Attribute_Definition_Clause
+           and then Chars (Decl) = Name_Address
+           and then Chars (Name (Decl)) = Chars (Id)
+         then
+            return True;
+         end if;
+
+         Next (Decl);
+      end loop;
+
+      return False;
+   end Has_Following_Address_Clause;
+
    --------------------
    -- Homonym_Number --
    --------------------
Index: exp_util.ads
===================================================================
--- exp_util.ads	(revision 160705)
+++ exp_util.ads	(working copy)
@@ -444,6 +444,11 @@
    --  Determine whether a record type has anonymous access discriminants with
    --  a controlled designated type.
 
+   function Has_Following_Address_Clause (D : Node_Id) return Boolean;
+   --  D is the node for an object declaration. This function searches the
+   --  current declarative part to look for an address clause for the object
+   --  being declared, and returns True if one is found.
+
    function Homonym_Number (Subp : Entity_Id) return Nat;
    --  Here subp is the entity for a subprogram. This routine returns the
    --  homonym number used to disambiguate overloaded subprograms in the same
Index: freeze.adb
===================================================================
--- freeze.adb	(revision 160705)
+++ freeze.adb	(working copy)
@@ -5659,16 +5659,18 @@
 
       --  We only give the warning for non-imported entities of a type for
       --  which a non-null base init proc is defined, or for objects of access
-      --  types with implicit null initialization, or when Initialize_Scalars
+      --  types with implicit null initialization, or when Normalize_Scalars
       --  applies and the type is scalar or a string type (the latter being
       --  tested for because predefined String types are initialized by inline
-      --  code rather than by an init_proc).
+      --  code rather than by an init_proc). Note that we do not give the
+      --  warning for Initialize_Scalars, since we suppressed initialization
+      --  in this case.
 
       if Present (Expr)
         and then not Is_Imported (Ent)
         and then (Has_Non_Null_Base_Init_Proc (Typ)
                     or else Is_Access_Type (Typ)
-                    or else (Init_Or_Norm_Scalars
+                    or else (Normalize_Scalars
                               and then (Is_Scalar_Type (Typ)
                                          or else Is_String_Type (Typ))))
       then
Index: exp_aggr.adb
===================================================================
--- exp_aggr.adb	(revision 160705)
+++ exp_aggr.adb	(working copy)
@@ -4122,12 +4122,6 @@
       --  array sub-aggregate we start the computation from. Dim is the
       --  dimension corresponding to the sub-aggregate.
 
-      function Has_Address_Clause (D : Node_Id) return Boolean;
-      --  If the aggregate is the expression in an object declaration, it
-      --  cannot be expanded in place. This function does a lookahead in the
-      --  current declarative part to find an address clause for the object
-      --  being declared.
-
       function In_Place_Assign_OK return Boolean;
       --  Simple predicate to determine whether an aggregate assignment can
       --  be done in place, because none of the new values can depend on the
@@ -4435,35 +4429,6 @@
       end Compute_Others_Present;
 
       ------------------------
-      -- Has_Address_Clause --
-      ------------------------
-
-      function Has_Address_Clause (D : Node_Id) return Boolean is
-         Id   : constant Entity_Id := Defining_Identifier (D);
-         Decl : Node_Id;
-
-      begin
-         Decl := Next (D);
-         while Present (Decl) loop
-            if Nkind (Decl) = N_At_Clause
-               and then Chars (Identifier (Decl)) = Chars (Id)
-            then
-               return True;
-
-            elsif Nkind (Decl) = N_Attribute_Definition_Clause
-               and then Chars (Decl) = Name_Address
-               and then Chars (Name (Decl)) = Chars (Id)
-            then
-               return True;
-            end if;
-
-            Next (Decl);
-         end loop;
-
-         return False;
-      end Has_Address_Clause;
-
-      ------------------------
       -- In_Place_Assign_OK --
       ------------------------
 
@@ -5162,6 +5127,8 @@
          Build_Activation_Chain_Entity (N);
       end if;
 
+      --  Should document these individual tests ???
+
       if not Has_Default_Init_Comps (N)
          and then Comes_From_Source (Parent (N))
          and then Nkind (Parent (N)) = N_Object_Declaration
@@ -5170,7 +5137,13 @@
          and then N = Expression (Parent (N))
          and then not Is_Bit_Packed_Array (Typ)
          and then not Has_Controlled_Component (Typ)
-         and then not Has_Address_Clause (Parent (N))
+
+      --  If the aggregate is the expression in an object declaration, it
+      --  cannot be expanded in place. Lookahead in the current declarative
+      --  part to find an address clause for the object being declared. If
+      --  one is present, we cannot build in place. Unclear comment???
+
+         and then not Has_Following_Address_Clause (Parent (N))
       then
          Tmp := Defining_Identifier (Parent (N));
          Set_No_Initialization (Parent (N));
Index: exp_ch3.adb
===================================================================
--- exp_ch3.adb	(revision 160716)
+++ exp_ch3.adb	(working copy)
@@ -4466,7 +4466,10 @@
          --  it will be assigned subsequently. In particular, there is no point
          --  in applying Initialize_Scalars to such a temporary.
 
-         elsif Needs_Simple_Initialization (Typ)
+         elsif Needs_Simple_Initialization
+                 (Typ,
+                  Initialize_Scalars
+                    and then not Has_Following_Address_Clause (N))
            and then not Is_Internal (Def_Id)
            and then not Has_Init_Expression (N)
          then
@@ -8145,7 +8148,14 @@
    -- Needs_Simple_Initialization --
    ---------------------------------
 
-   function Needs_Simple_Initialization (T : Entity_Id) return Boolean is
+   function Needs_Simple_Initialization
+     (T           : Entity_Id;
+      Consider_IS : Boolean := True) return Boolean
+   is
+      Consider_IS_NS : constant Boolean :=
+                         Normalize_Scalars
+                           or (Initialize_Scalars and Consider_IS);
+
    begin
       --  Check for private type, in which case test applies to the underlying
       --  type of the private type.
@@ -8167,7 +8177,7 @@
       --  types.
 
       elsif Is_Access_Type (T)
-        or else (Init_Or_Norm_Scalars and then (Is_Scalar_Type (T)))
+        or else (Consider_IS_NS and then (Is_Scalar_Type (T)))
       then
          return True;
 
@@ -8176,7 +8186,7 @@
       --  expanding an aggregate (since in the latter case they will be
       --  filled with appropriate initializing values before they are used).
 
-      elsif Init_Or_Norm_Scalars
+      elsif Consider_IS_NS
         and then
           (Root_Type (T) = Standard_String
              or else Root_Type (T) = Standard_Wide_String
Index: exp_ch3.ads
===================================================================
--- exp_ch3.ads	(revision 160705)
+++ exp_ch3.ads	(working copy)
@@ -126,14 +126,18 @@
    --  then tags components located at variable positions of Target are
    --  initialized.
 
-   function Needs_Simple_Initialization (T : Entity_Id) return Boolean;
+   function Needs_Simple_Initialization
+     (T           : Entity_Id;
+      Consider_IS : Boolean := True) return Boolean;
    --  Certain types need initialization even though there is no specific
    --  initialization routine. In this category are access types (which need
    --  initializing to null), packed array types whose implementation is a
    --  modular type, and all scalar types if Normalize_Scalars is set, as well
    --  as private types whose underlying type is present and meets any of these
    --  criteria. Finally, descendants of String and Wide_String also need
-   --  initialization in Initialize/Normalize_Scalars mode.
+   --  initialization in Initialize/Normalize_Scalars mode. Consider_IS is
+   --  normally True. If it is False, the Initialize_Scalars is not considered
+   --  in determining whether simple initialization is needed.
 
    function Get_Simple_Init_Val
      (T    : Entity_Id;
