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From: Wes Groleau <groleau@freeshell.org>
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Date: 2003-09-06T10:25:45-05:00
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>>I want to replace the ASM call by Ada syntax. Assuming one had a
>>package Asm, then I would like something like the following
>>
>>A,B:Asm.register_32;
>>A:=10_000;
>>Asm.Move(From=>A To=>B);
>>
>>The assembly operations are expressed as true Ada subprograms.

Are you saying you want every opcode to have
the overhead of a subprogram call?  Or are you
just looking for a more Ada-like syntax for
the special stuff?

Either way, you should read about package
System.Machine_Code in RM95 13.8

-- 
Wes Groleau
   "Grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change;
    the courage to change the one I can;
    and the wisdom to know it's me."
                                -- unknown