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From: Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org>
Subject: Re: Making linux modules in Ada
Date: 1997/01/17
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Date: 1997-01-17T00:00:00+00:00
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bdixon@cmd.gatech.edu (Brad Dixon) writes:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> A simple question: Is it possible to make linux kernel modules in Ada? I 
> would assume some special bindings are needed? Has anyone made them yet?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Brad
> -- 
> Brad Dixon                                                                  
> Georgia Tech Research Institute -- Atlanta, GA                             
> bdixon@cmdl.gtri.gatech.edu                                                

I have spent some time thinking about this.  Some work would have to
be done to map the GNAT run-time stuff into the Linux kernel.  This is
stuff that GNAT requires from the compiler's point of view.  It is not
just a matter of the right bindings to the kernel stuff.

I'm not sure how much work it would be, but it wouldn't be impossible
to do.

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