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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.ada
Subject: Re: C and ADA
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Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:47:01 -0800
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Brian <nospam@nospam.invalid> writes:
> Hi I have an ADA function that I'd like to call from my C program.
>
> Is there any way to provide a .h file containing a C prototype for the
> ADA function and then link the ADA with the C? Does anyone have any
> experience of this?
>
> I'm using a GNU setup on Linux.

Ada (not "ADA"; it's not an acronym) provides mechanisms for
cross-language calls between Ada and C; C does not.  The folks in
comp.lang.c won't be able to answer your question.  I've redirected
followups just to comp.lang.ada, and I suggest that others do
likewise.

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) <kst-u@mib.org>
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