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From: Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>
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Subject: Re: Gnat 3.13p: Command_Name RM A.15
Date: 19 Jan 2001 21:31:37 +0100
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"Jean-Pierre Rosen" <rosen.adalog@wanadoo.fr> writes:

> >   System_Name : constant String := "impl dependent string";
> >
> > Then we would just put the target identification string
> > there, this would be perfectly easy to do, but unfortunately
> > is not permitted!

> This is an interesting idea. Since additions to System are
> permitted, maybe vendors could agree to add f.e.: Target_Name :
> constant string := <Whatever>;

A function would be better in this case, I think.  A constant is just
too static (cf. the Win32c/Win32 issue).