From: Nick Roberts <nickroberts@callnetuk.com>
Subject: Re: MMAP in ADA?
Date: 1999/11/08
Date: 1999-11-08T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <38270257.FC886D38@callnetuk.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 7vtjfv$4e1$1@oak.prod.itd.earthlink.net
"David C. Hoos, Sr." wrote:
> ...
> The way we do it today is to use the IEEE-standard POSIX/Ada95 bindings
> provided by Florida State University and supported by ACT.
> Perhaps if it's genuine POSIX, and meets the requirements of the
> IEEE-standard,
> maybe the fact that underneath it's really imported will be acceptable to
> your "instructor."
Nevertheless, appease your 'instructor' (and Do The Right Thing) by
wrapping the imported 'mmap' function (and maybe other associated
functions) in a package.
Then, please, publish the specification (and preferably the body too) of
this package, so that those of us who will be implementing an Ada which
won't have recourse to UNIX functions can know how best to provide the
same functionality directly in Ada.
--
Nick Roberts
Computer Consultant (UK)
http://www.callnetuk.com/home/nickroberts
http://www.adapower.com/lab/adaos
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Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-11-05 0:00 MMAP in ADA? Robert Jordan
1999-11-04 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1999-11-08 0:00 ` Nick Roberts [this message]
1999-11-05 0:00 ` Samuel Tardieu
1999-11-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-11-05 0:00 ` Robert Jordan
1999-11-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-11-08 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
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