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--  This module contains the runtime routine for implementation of the
--  Version and Body_Version attributes, as well as the string type that
--  is returned as a result of using these attributes.

with System.Unsigned_Types;

package System.Version_Control is

   pragma Pure (Version_Control);

   subtype Version_String is String (1 .. 8);
   --  Eight character string returned by Get_version_String;

   function Get_Version_String
     (V    : System.Unsigned_Types.Unsigned)
      return Version_String;
   --  The version information in the executable file is stored as unsigned
   --  integers. This routine converts the unsigned integer into an eight
   --  character string containing its hexadecimal digits (with lower case
   --  letters).

end System.Version_Control;
