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From: Per Sandberg <per.sandberg@bredband.net>
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If you are using .gpr files and a farly new GNAT then it may be possible 
to do it this way

project externallib is
   for Source_Dirs use ();
   for Library_Dir use "relative path to dll from project file"
   for Library_Name use "what ever the basename of the dll is";
   for library_kind use "dynamic";
end externallib;

with "externallib";
project the_proj is

end the_proj;


It is all well described in
"http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gnat_ugn_unw/Stand_002dalone-Library-Projects.html#Stand_002dalone-Library-Projects"
the GNAT users guide covering library projects.


/Per

markp wrote:
> I am going to be provided a DLL of C functions that I need to interface
> with in GNAT. I know how to call C functions from Ada. However, I'm not
> sure how to link the DLL in with the Ada source code under the GPS
> environment. Could anyone assist in this?
> 
> Thank you.
>