Re: The "black magic" of ioctl

[Francesco Piraneo Giuliano <fpiraneo@gmail.com>]

Hi Ludovic,

I already posted an answer yesterday but it seems that the post was
lost! I'll write down again!

> >> POSIX[1] defines this function, as "obsolescent" mind you, along with
> >> {a big cut - save your bandwidth!}
>
> You cut a bit too much...

Nothing is lost forever! :-D

> > Ok Ludovic, thank you for your great answer!
>
> > So, please don't use ioctl -> black magic -> forbidden! :-)
>
> That's not what I wrote or meant.

Yes, it's true! Just I'm not comfortable to use "obsolescent" things
and I hoped that on the opengroup website I could find a suitable
replacement function... that's not true unfortunately, they only
marked "obsolescent" but actually we don't have any replacement
function: we have to import the ioctl as you suggested on your post
(that is the most logic choice too).

> > Just one question to you: Normally which OS you use with Ada?
>
> I use Debian GNU/Linux and occasionally Debian GNU/kFreeBSD.
>
> > Moreover, there is a more suited os to be driven with Ada programs?
>
> Not that I know, except maybe an OS written in Ada like Lovelace or
> MaRTE OS.

With these fews rows you gave me more interesting materials to study
about! ;-)

A+
Francesco