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> >    1) Either use, or look at the source code of, one or more of the
> >       multiple Ada socket implementations available on the internet.
>
> Why not use GNAT.Sockets, which comes with GNAT?
>
> - Bob

   Or Claw.Sockets, which comes with Claw and is compiler independent. ;)
But I presume the OP is interested in learning about interfacing Ada to
C, more than he is interested in building an app using sockets, so he
really ought to look at several ways different people have approached
the job.