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Rich wrote:
> Is it possible to use the linker directive definitions for memory
> sections in ada?
> I want to create a constant in ada that is initialised to the ld
> memory definition.
> i.e.
> 
> ld file;
> 
> MEMORY {
>     Buffer       : ORIGIN = 0x00000000, LENGTH = 256
>     dram_memory  : ORIGIN = ., 	LENGTH = 1M - 256
> }
> 
> Ada file;
> 
> MY_BUFFER : constant ADDRESS_TYPE := Import ld definition of buffer.
> 
> I would prefer to do this the other way around but i seriously doubt
> that is possible.
> 
> If none of this is possible then i will just have to make duplicate
> definitions of the same value.
> 
> Regards,
> Rich

Try with a representation attribute (see RM 13.3) to do it the other way 
round:

for My_Buffer'Address use System.Storage_Elements.To_Address (address);

Rodrigo