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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Ada Pointer Size Problem
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:37:31 +0200
Date: 2004-10-13T15:37:31+02:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <zb2otv0869wg.ytfdwkf632c2.dlg@40tude.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1c2f5137.0410130505.57e03c@posting.google.com

On 13 Oct 2004 06:05:59 -0700, Hans Van den Eynden wrote:

> Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net> wrote in message news:<1404015.dag8674995@linux1.krischik.com>...
>> skidmarks wrote:
>> 
>>> I have a problem with the test program below. Perhaps someone can help me.
>> 
>> Well an access is not a pointer. System.Address is a pointer.  There are
>> functions to convert an access to an Address..An access may contain
>> additional informations apart from the pointer - like size of the object
>> pointed to (for indefinite objects), a reference counter (for access all or
>> anonymous access) etc. pp. 
>> 
>>> I've looked at the 'info' tex file included with the 
>>> gcc distribution and so far have not found how to 
>>> change a 64-bit pointer to a 32-bit pointer
>> 
>> The System package has the needed convetion functions.
>> 
>> With Regards
>> 
>> Martin
> 
>> There are functions to convert an access to an Address
>  
> Are there also functions that convert an Address to an access?? And
> what about Ada's type safety than ??

The reset button is always at your service, then! (:-))

> I also can't anything about System.Address in the Ada95RM, a leftover
> from Ada83?

See ARM 13.7.2

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de



  parent reply	other threads:[~2004-10-13 13:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-10-10 19:50 Ada Pointer Size Problem skidmarks
2004-10-11  1:38 ` Stephen Leake
2004-10-12 18:44   ` skidmarks
2004-10-13  1:23     ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-10-13  8:07     ` Martin Krischik
2004-10-13 16:27     ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2004-10-11  5:18 ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-10-21  1:16   ` Dave Thompson
2004-10-21  1:56     ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-10-21  9:54       ` Martin Krischik
2004-10-22  1:09         ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-10-22  7:48           ` Martin Krischik
2004-10-22  9:41             ` Adrien Plisson
2004-10-22 16:50               ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2004-10-24 16:05               ` Martin Krischik
2004-10-23  1:35             ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-10-24 15:52               ` Martin Krischik
2004-10-22  5:41       ` Simon Wright
2004-10-22 18:05       ` Mark Lorenzen
2004-11-01  8:14       ` Dave Thompson
2004-10-11  8:45 ` Martin Krischik
     [not found]   ` <1c2f5137.0410130505.57e03c@posting.google.com>
2004-10-13 13:37     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
2004-10-14  3:46     ` Steve
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