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System Package

The SparForte System package provides information about the computer a script is running on, including the numeric precision limits, size of the basic memory units, amount of free memory and more.

GCC Ada equivalent: System

System.System_Name - name of the system...string "SYSTEM_NAME_SparForte"
System.Min_Int - smallest integer
System.Max_Int - largest integer
System.Max_Binary_Modulus - maximum size for a modular type (if power of 2
System.Max_Nonbinary_Modulus - maximum size for a modular type (if not power of 2)
System.Max_Base_Digits - maximum decimal precision for a range
System.Max_Digits - largest number of digits allowed for a floating-point number
System.Max_Mantissa - largest number of binary digits allowed for a fixed-point number
System.Fine_Delta - smallest delta allowed for a fixed-point number
System.Tick - basic clock period in seconds
System.Storage_Unit - number of bits per unit of storage (e.g. 8 bits)
System.Word_Size - size of a word in bits (e.g. 32)
System.Memory_Size - number of available storage units (e.g. 4 Gig of virtual memory)
System.Default_Bit_Order - the "endianness" of your computer (eg. HIGH_ORDER_FIRST)
System.Login_Shell - (boolean) true if this is a login shell (AdaScript extension)
System.Restricted_Shell - (boolean) true if this is a restricted shell (AdaScript extension)