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> In C I know how to read() in a loop and increment a pointer to a buffer
> (a C string) while receiving characters until there are no more of
> them. It is sufficient that read() returns how many characters has
> already read and some little math involving buffer size.
>
> In Ada I don't know how to do it... Can you please give me any
> suggestions?
   Buffer : String(a .. b);
   Last : Natural := Buffer'first-1;
begin
   while Last < Buffer'last loop
     read(input_source, Buffer(Last+1 .. Buffer'last), Last);
   end loop;