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Subject: Re: How to manage a system call inside Ada ?
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What operating system are you using?

For linux, detailed instructions using system calls is available in my
online book at

   http://www.pegasoft.ca/resources/boblap/book.html

Ken B.

wlz wrote:
> Hi,
> I want to call an editor inside Ada-Code. Is there a Ada function
> like system(..) in C.
> I tried to import a C function with this system call. But this failed, the
> Ada Linker is missing the label _system.
> 
> I hope somebody can help.
> 
> thx  - rainer