Re: Interfaces.C.Strings_Chars_Ptr as an out mode parameter

[Tucker Taft <stt@averstar.com>]

David C. Hoos, Sr. wrote:
> ...
> So... the question is.. if one wishes to have a
> procedure with a profile of, say:
> 
> procedure My_Proc (Result : out Interfaces.C.Strings.Chars_Ptr);
> 
> is it legal to export it like so:
> 
> pragma Export (C, My_Proc, "My_Proc");
> 
> where the C prototype is void My_Proc (char * result);

The C prototype should be:  void My_Proc (char ** result);
because "out" parameters are given an extra level of indirection.
The caller must also use "&" on the actual parameter (in C).

> The results I'm having are that if the exported procedure
> is called from Ada, everything works as expected.
> 
> If called from C, a Segmentation fault occurs at the
> point where the out mode parameter is assigned its
> value in the Ada procedure My_Proc.

Doesn't surprise me.

> What say ye?

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