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Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 06:37:26 +0100
From: Per Sandberg <per.sandberg@sandat.dyndns.org>
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Subject: Re: Is there some way of calling a system command?
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On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:58:18 -0700
Jeffrey Carter <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org> wrote:

> On 11/26/2013 11:24 AM, Per Sandberg wrote:
> > Why not just
> > 	GNAT.OS_Lib.spawn
> > or
> > 	GNAT.Expect.*
> > ?
> 
> A. One is using another compiler
> 
> B. One wishes to write portable code
> 

A: The sources are there under GPL and would be easy to port to any
compiler.
B: Se A
/Per