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From: Simon Wright <simon.j.wright@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: System calls - GNAT library vs. direct bindings
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:32:32 +0100
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"Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@acm.nospam.org> writes:

> In the absence of such a library, but given the existence of an
> existing library such as GNAT's, I'd probably choose the existing
> library, but would add a wrapper around it in case I need to use
> another compiler.

I suppose that depends on the licence of the GNAT library and on
whether it depends on GNAT-specific features (pragmas, etc) in any
important way.