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sk wrote:
> chris <spamoff.danx@ntlworld.com>:
> 
>  > IIRC there's an implementation *relating to* the OS
>  > interfacing component somewhere, right?  AdaDirectories
>  > or something?
> 
> More than just Ada.Directories, there are the POSIX
> bindings !

I know about them but don't use them...  Out of interest, what does 
posix give a programmer besides directory control that Ada doesn't 
provide out of the box?

My understanding of posix is that it was defined to provide an api the 
lowest common functionality common to the two big Unices of the day, but 
other than that I haven't explored it in detail.