gcc/ada/g-tty.ads

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  31
  32 --  This package provides control over pseudo terminals (ttys)
  33
  34 --  This package is only supported on unix systems. See function TTY_Supported
  35 --  to test dynamically whether other functions of this package can be called.
  36
  37 with System;
  38
  39 with GNAT.OS_Lib;
  40
  41 package GNAT.TTY is
  42
  43    type TTY_Handle is private;
  44    --  Handle for a tty descriptor
  45
  46    function TTY_Supported return Boolean;
  47    --  If True, the other functions of this package can be called. Otherwise,
  48    --  all functions in this package will raise Program_Error if called.
  49
  50    procedure Allocate_TTY (Handle : out TTY_Handle);
  51    --  Allocate a new tty
  52
  53    procedure Reset_TTY (Handle : TTY_Handle);
  54    --  Reset settings of a given tty
  55
  56    procedure Close_TTY (Handle : in out TTY_Handle);
  57    --  Close a given tty
  58
  59    function TTY_Name (Handle : TTY_Handle) return String;
  60    --  Return the external name of a tty. The name depends on the tty handling
  61    --  on the given target. It will typically look like: "/dev/ptya1"
  62
  63    function TTY_Descriptor
  64      (Handle : TTY_Handle) return GNAT.OS_Lib.File_Descriptor;
  65    --  Return the low level descriptor associated with Handle
  66
  67 private
  68
  69    type TTY_Handle is record
  70       Handle : System.Address := System.Null_Address;
  71    end record;
  72
  73 end GNAT.TTY;