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From: Martin Dowie <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
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Subject: Re: New Ada ANSI console/X terminal game
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 06:46:52 +0000 (UTC)
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David Trudgett wrote:
> "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com> writes:
> 
> 
>>"David Trudgett" <wpower@zeta.org.au.nospamplease> wrote in message
>>news:m3r79qmd8h.fsf@rr.trudgett...
>>...
>>
>>>Actually, the only GNAT-specific package I used was the GNAT.OS_Lib
>>>one, and that was purely for access to environment variables which, at
>>>a pinch, could easily be removed from the program.
>>
>>For Ada 200Y, you should use Ada.Environment_Variables instead. That will be
>>supported on all Ada 200Y compilers. For Ada 95, well, you'll have to depend
>>on system specific stuff.
>>
> 
> 
> Thanks, Randy, I'll keep it in mind. I'm not sure how long it will be,
> though, before the new standard gets widespread support. Wait and see,
> I guess. Not that it really matters that much for a little console
> game, I suppose.

If you're running on Windows there is an Ada95 version available from 
www.afraidof.co.uk

Cheers

-- Martin