Re: Ada / Motif Binding Question

["Tony Yu" <tonyyu99@attbi.com>]

Thankyou!  The 'pragma export' was the key to the mystery!

-Tony

"Christopher Green" <cj.green@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 03:08:48 GMT, "Tony Yu" <tonyyu99@attbi.com>
> wrote:
>
> >"Ted Dennison" <dennison@telepath.com> wrote in message
> >news:3CC6165F.90104@telepath.com...
> >>
> >> You didn't say what Motif bindings you are using. There's no one
> >> standard set that comes with every compiler (which makes sense, as
Win32
> >> compilers don't typically have Motif around to bind to).
> >I believe I am using the AXI bindings.  For the most part, I've seen
legacy
> >STARS packages referenced.  Not sure if they are the same.
>
> I do AXI support for ATC, and that looks like the STARS dialect of
> AXI.
>
> A 'pragma Export' or 'pragma Convention' on Exit_Option would be
> needed on many hosts. Otherwise, Ada stack-checking code gets confused
> when it encounters a non-Ada stack frame.
>
> It can also be the case that you're running on a task stack or a
> thread stack that really is too small or cluttered to allocate your
> string.
>
> A more difficult example of this is when you use threads with an Ada
> runtime that wasn't written to use threads. The thread stack is not
> where the Ada runtime thinks the stack is, and any Ada code you call
> raises Storage_Error.
>
> If you have more difficulties than can be solved by supplying the
> right pragma and making sure your stack is large enough, write us at
> support@atc.com.
>
> --
> Chris Green
>