Re: setting an address with pure?

[Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>]

Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org> writes:

> "RasikaSrinivasan@gmail.com" <RasikaSrinivasan@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Does it have to be pure?
>>
>> I use Pragma Restrictions( No_Elaboration_Code );
>
> I don't have any objection to elaboration code per se, I just wanted to
> get as near to Pure as I could.
>
> I did use that restriction for a Cortex Reset_Handler, which is called
> by the hardware before any elaboration occurs at all.
>
>> then :
>>
>>    DACMAP : DAC_CR_Type
>>           with Volatile ,
>>           Address => System'To_Address( 16#NNNN_NNNN# ) ;
>>
>> I am not sure if this is what you are aiming for but appears to work
>> so for. NNNN_NNNN above is the base address of the DAC map as provided
>> by the STM32 Ref Manual.
>
> This was just what I wanted, thanks very much!
>
> This is actually in the secret documentation: I would refer to the
> gcc.gnu.org version, but it's unreachable at this moment.
>
> http://docs.adacore.com/gnat_rm-docs/html/gnat_rm/gnat_rm/implementation_defined_attributes.html#attribute-to-address

See also pragma Allow_Integer_Address!!!