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From: Tucker Taft <stt@averstar.com>
Subject: Re: Dynamic Linking
Date: 2000/10/11
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Peter Schildmann wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> is there an Ada implementation that supports
> dynamic linking?

Most of the implementations on Windows support the creation
of "DLL"s, which are dynamic link libraries.

Also, both of the java-byte-code-based Ada 95 compilers (AppletMagic
and jGNAT) support some degree of dynamic linking.
> 
> This should be possible using the Distributed Systems Annex
> because the Ada95 RM 10.2(24) states:
> 
>   The mechanisms for building and running partitions are
>   implementation defined. These might be combined into one
>   operation, as, for example, in dynamic linking,
>   or ``load-and-go'' systems.
> 
> Peter

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