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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: Implementing C/C++ style #include...
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Pascal Obry <p.obry@wanadoo.fr> writes:

> I agree with you that in such a case a preprocessor could be usefull. Anothe
> way to handle this is by writing a template and have the right spec generated
> by a script.
> 
>    function Ada_Size_Of_Input is new 
>       Interfaces_C_More.Storage_Unit_Size_Of (Input_Type);
>    pragma Export (<OS_CONVENTION>, Ada_Size_Of_Input,
>                   "ball_ct633_ada_size_of_input",  
>                   "ball_ct633_ada_size_of_input");

Your "script" is, in fact, a macro preprocessor.

Are macros more or less evil than #if things?
I've heard both opinions in this thread.  ;-)

- Bob