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Warren W. Gay VE3WWG wrote:

> Tell me, how do you solve the situation where API call to your
> OS requires 3 parameters on one platform, and 2 on another? No
> if statement can solve that for you.

Of course it can, see above.  I sometimes feel dirty having two Ada 
templates bound (by the linker) to the same C function, and depending on 
configuration constants to insure that I make call with the correct 
parameters for this environment.  But I do it.

-- 
                                           Robert I. Eachus

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