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From: Robert Love <rblove@airmail.net>
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Subject: Re: Ada95 skills test - Beta version(FREE)
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 02:25:50 -0000
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In <ubqwyx0fe.fsf@toadmail.com> Stephen Leake  wrote:
> "jimmaureenrogers@worldnet.att.net" <jimmaureenrogers@worldnet.att.
> net> writes:
>
>> <snip comments>
>>
>> One question dealt with interfacing a C function to Ada.
>> It requires knowledge of C and Ada, which is not appropriate
>> for an Ada test. 
> 
> This I disagree with. Many libraries are only available in C,
> as are most operating systems. Ada is very good at interfacing with C,
> so it is appropriate that the topic be covered in some way.
> 

That's true but how man Ada textbooks cover linking with C. I wish ALL 
Ada books had a chapter on linking with foreign languages, with plenty 
of examples.