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On Oct 17, 4:33=A0am, Oliver Kleinke <oliver.klei...@c-01a.de> wrote:
> You can use Ada an Java together with either jGNAT (Ada and Java run on
> the JVM)[1] and/or GNAT-AJIS (Java on JVM, Ada compiled natively)[2].
> Be aware that jGNAT is not compatible with Java Versions > 1.5 (to my
> knowledge). It is very possible to make OS-portable software
> without Java.
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> [1] -http://ada.cx/PKV
> [2] -http://ada.cx/kDK
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> > Shark8 <onewingedsh...@gmail.com> writes:
> > >I got into a bit of a debate with a friend who said something to the
> > >effect that to write drivers one needed to use C/C++... anyway, he
> > >was irritated about not being able to use Java (which he's sort of
> > >been forced to use in this instance) to 1) get a process list, and
> > >2) get window dimensions of a focused-window.
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> > >I was wondering how those of you who have had experience in all three
> > >systems would approach it.
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> > >(BTW; Linux, Mac, and Windows for #1 & #2, which is the reason they
> > >had for making the project Java, I certainly don't have enough
> > >experience w/ Mac and Linux to say much about them.)

Thank you for pointing me at the J-GNAT; I have played with it a
little, about a year and a half ago... but it seemed a bit quirky,
maybe because of how I was (ab)using it.