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cl1 wrote:
> unsigned char outportb (unsigned short _port, unsigned char _data)

>      procedure OutportB (Port : Natural; Data : Natural);
>      pragma Import(C, OutportB, "outportB");

I would recommend using the types in Interfaces.C and its children rather than 
the predefined types.

You should give the C name in the pragma Import exactly as it appears in C: 
"outportb".

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