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Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 09:55:01 +0200
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Manuel Collado wrote:
> [snip]
> Al present we are looking for ways to manage memory and binary files as
> arrays of bytes. The trouble is that Modula-2 allows the use of relaxed
> ARRAY OF BYTE subprogram formal parameters, that are compatible with
> actual parameters of any type. Example:
> [snip]
> So far, my only porting scheme is to replace ARRAY OF BYTE parameters by
> the pair (address, size), as follows:
> 
>    procedure Xxx (Raw_Address: System.Address; Raw_Size: Integer) ...
> 
>    Num: Integer;
>    ...
>       Xxx (Num'Address, Num'Size);
>    ...

Thanks to all who respond. After considering the suggestions, I think
I'll keep the initial proposed scheme. It doesn't follow the Ada
programming style, but is straightforward. And in some cases it can be
reduced in fact to passing the address, because the size is already an
explicit parameter in some procedures.

Thanks again,
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