File : posix-c.adb


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--            FLORIST (FSU Implementation of POSIX.5) COMPONENTS            --
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--                               P O S I X . C                              --
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with Unchecked_Conversion;
with System;
with System.Storage_Elements;
package body POSIX.C is

   use System;
   use System.Storage_Elements;

   ---------------
   --  Advance  --
   ---------------

   function To_Address is new Unchecked_Conversion (char_ptr, Address);
   function To_Ptr is new Unchecked_Conversion (Address, char_ptr);

   procedure Advance (Ptr : in out char_ptr) is
   begin
      Ptr := To_Ptr (To_Address (Ptr) + char'Size / System.Storage_Unit);
   end Advance;

   function To_Address is new Unchecked_Conversion (char_ptr_ptr, Address);
   function To_Ptr is new Unchecked_Conversion (Address, char_ptr_ptr);

   procedure Advance (Ptr : in out char_ptr_ptr) is
   begin
      Ptr := To_Ptr (To_Address (Ptr) + char_ptr'Size / System.Storage_Unit);
   end Advance;

   -------------------------
   --  Form_POSIX_String  --
   -------------------------

   function strlen (str : in char_ptr) return size_t;
   pragma Import (C, strlen, "strlen");

   function Form_POSIX_String (Str : in char_ptr)
      return POSIX.POSIX_String is
   begin
      if Str = null then return ""; end if;
      declare
         subtype POSIX_Substring is POSIX.POSIX_String
           (1 .. Integer (strlen (Str)));
         type POSIX_Substring_Ptr is access POSIX_Substring;
         function char_ptr_to_pssptr is new Unchecked_Conversion
           (char_ptr, POSIX_Substring_Ptr);
      begin
         return char_ptr_to_pssptr (Str).all;
      end;
   end Form_POSIX_String;

end POSIX.C;