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From: Duncan Sands <duncan.sands@math.u-psud.fr>
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> If you use the version SofCheck's AdaMagic that generates C,
> you can call C macros from Ada using pragma Import.
> Most compilers don't allow that, however.
>
> Another way to call a macro is to write a C function that calls the
> macro.  Then use pragma Import to call the C function from Ada.  That's
> kind of annoying if the reason it's a macro is to get inline code.  But
> that's probably not your case -- you probably don't want to set the mode
> repeatedly in a tight loop.

I did consider (and still am considering) writing such a C function.
My only objection to it is... that it is ugly!

Thanks for helping,

Duncan.