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S�bastien wrote:
> 
> I need to convert an access to a procedure to a pointer 
> (System.Address). I can't use the System.Address_To_Access_Conversions 
> package since I can't define a type on a procedure (only on a procedure 
> access).

Why do you need to do this?

Note that System.Address is not necessarily the same as a pointer, whether you 
mean an Ada access value or a C pointer. Assuming so can cause portability 
problems, and I can't recall a situation where it was necessary.

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