Re: Sockets

[Warner BRUNS <Warner.Bruns@cern.ch>]

Maciej Sobczak wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Let's say that I would like to write an Ada program that uses sockets 
> and compile and run it on my Linux box.
> 
> There three ways to do this that I'm aware of:
> 
> 1. Use GNAT runtime library. The advantage is that it will be portable 
> to other platforms (as long as GNAT and its library is portable there).
> 
> 2. Use C interfacing and call the system functions directly. The 
> advantage is that it will be portable to other compilers on the same 
> platform (no dependency on GNAT run-time libs).
> 
> 3. Use Florist. The disadvantage is that I'm too lazy to install it 
> (it's another package) and I don't want to impose this requirement on 
> other lazy users of the same code.
> 
> Is the above correct? What would you recommend?
> 
> BTW - Unix sockets are of interest as well.
> 

I once tried to use POSIX functionality via Florist, but could not,
as (at least then, a year ago), Florist wants to be compiled by gnat.
So using Florist does not give you more portability than using
the gnat runtime.

Warner