Re: GNAT and Florist

[Mark Lorenzen <mark.lorenzen@ofir.dk>]

fmdf@tiscali.it (fabio de francesco) writes:

> Mark Lorenzen <mark.lorenzen@ofir.dk> wrote in message news:<m3wu066bkw.fsf@0x53586c42.boanxx18.adsl-dhcp.tele.dk>...
> 
> > Florist is an implementation of the ISO/IEC standard 14519 and defines
> > a binding the system calls and library functions defined by POSIX.
> > 
> > The socket bindings in GNAT are good enough if you want to do socket
> > programming, but they are not a complete binding to POSIX. If you want
> > to use other POSIX functions such as shared memory, memoty locking,
> > process signalling, select() system call, address resolver, read(),
> > write(), readv(), writev() etc., then you should go for Florist.
> > 
> > The ISO/IEC 14519 standard consists of nearly 900 pages, but it is
> > very clear and informative. It is actually a much better source for
> > learning POSIX than the usual C API.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > - Mark Lorenzen
> 
> Thank you. Is there any documentation on the use and the design of the
> Florist Library?
> 
> Ciao,
> Fabio De Francesco.

Yes, the ISO standard itself. Unfortunately it isn't free (as in free
beer). If you wan't to buy a PDF version of it, then follow the link
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=34354&ICS1=35&ICS2=60&ICS3=

Regards,
- Mark Lorenzen