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From: "Sergey Koshcheyev" <serko84@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: C binding issue
Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 17:02:22 +0200
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"David Holm" <david@realityrift.com> wrote in message
news:20030511004621.63e7fbd9.david@realityrift.com...
> Something like this if I'm not mistaken (been a while since I used
callbacks in Ada):
>
> type size_t_ptr is access all Interfaces.C.size_t;
> type Lua_Chunkreader_Proc is access function
>    (L : Lua_State_Type; Ptr : System.Address; Sz : size_t_ptr) return
>    Interfaces.C.Strings.chars_ptr;
>
>
> //David Holm

I think it is possible to just use an out parameter of type size_t, instead
of complicating matters with pointers. Or is there some subtle problem with
this approach?

Sergey.