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Subject: Re: pragma import => pointer in mapping table ?
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> But, what in the mapping table leads you to conclude that these
> variables are treated as pointers?

Because, experiences prove it.
In deed, I'm using an external program which reads the map file. This program reads/writes a value of a variable. User can indicate to this program if the variable is a pointer or not.
When user wants to read direct value, answer is an address (0x019dc345).
When user wants to read indirect value (by a poniter), answer is a value (1).
When user wantd to read direct value of 0x019dc345, answer is a value (1).

> You could think of this as an access via a pointer at the machine code
> level, but at the Ada level this is just the same as any other variable
> access.

I understand your argument. 

I can't access to toolchain easily.
Do you think I need to look for the linker ? Or/and see how map file is built ?