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Subject: What is the best way to get a process-list with Ada?
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I got into a bit of a debate with a friend who said something to the
effect that to write drivers one needed to use C/C++... anyway, he was
irritated about not being able to use Java (which he's sort of been
forced to use in this instance) to 1) get a process list, and 2) get
window dimensions of a focused-window.

I was wondering how those of you who have had experience in all three
systems would approach it.

(BTW; Linux, Mac, and Windows for #1 & #2, which is the reason they
had for making the project Java, I certainly don't have enough
experience w/ Mac and Linux to say much about them.)