Re: Direct memory access

["Joachim Schroeer" <schroeer@amst.co.at>]

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Gordy schrieb in Nachricht ...
>I'm using GNAT v3.11 for IBM PC platforms.
>
>I'm trying to write some code to allow direct access to memory (for
>testing memory on an embedded system). I simply want something like 'C'
>pointers, so I can write/read values to a given memory address.
>
>I've had a look at the Machine_Code package (to write my own functions)
>but there must be a better way (i.e is there a function in the System
>package which will allow writes to memory given a value and a
>System.Address)?
>
>Any help greatly appreciated.
>
>Gordon.
>

Use the address attribute, LRM 13.3 Representation Attributes, e.g.:

a : record_type;

for a'address use 16#0000ffff#;

    J. Schr�er