Re: Ada equivalent for C-pointer?

[Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>]

Alfred Hilscher <SPAM@alfred-hilscher.de> writes:
> I want to interface to a C-function expecting a "far *", what have I to
> pass: an "access all ..." or "System.Address"? Are there differences
> between access and address, or are their internal representations equal?
> I use GNAT 3.15p.

"far" pointers are an old Microsoft kludge.  The C standard doesn't
define "far" pointers, and an Ada compiler's interface to C likely
doesn't either.

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