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From: dewar@gnat.com
Subject: Re: stream uniform data representation
Date: 1999/01/24
Date: 1999-01-24T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <78fvtu$85s$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 36A88F0E.1C09A2E5@dis.ulpgc.es

In article <36A88F0E.1C09A2E5@dis.ulpgc.es>,
  jomis@dis.ulpgc.es wrote:
> Hello.
>
>   I need a package which redefines the (un)marshalling
>   into streams for elementary types, so that stream
>   contents can be transmitted between heterogeneous
>   machines. An XDR representation should be ideal.


In GNAT, the formats used for elementary types are
determined by the unit System.Stream_Attributes. Simply
replace this unit to provide an alternative format.

If you get the GLADE sources, you will find an XDR version
of this unit that you can use.

Robert Dewar
Ada Core Technologies

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      parent reply	other threads:[~1999-01-24  0:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1999-01-22  0:00 stream uniform data representation Jose Miguel Santos Espino
1999-01-22  0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-01-24  0:00 ` dewar [this message]
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