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#### BP compatibility (partly): `Port`, `PortW` arrays

The following listing contains the interface of the Ports unit.

This unit provides access routines for the hardware ports on the IA32, as a partial replacement for BP's `Port` and `PortW` pseudo arrays.

Since port access is platform-specific, this unit cannot be used in code intended to be portable. Even on the IA32, its use can often be avoided – e.g. Linux provides a number of `ioctl` functions, and DJGPP provides some routines to achieve things that would require port access under BP. Therefore, it is recommended to avoid using this unit whenever possible.

         { Access functions for I/O ports for GPC on an IA32 platform. This
           unit is *not* portable. It works only on IA32 platforms (tested
           under Linux and DJGPP). It is provided here only to serve as a
           replacement for BP's Port and PortW pseudo arrays.

           Copyright (C) 1998-2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

           Author: Frank Heckenbach <frank@pascal.gnu.de>

           This file is part of GNU Pascal.

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           it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
           by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your
           option) any later version.

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         {$gnu-pascal,I-}
         {$if __GPC_RELEASE__ < 20030303}
         {$error This unit requires GPC release 20030303 or newer.}
         {$endif}
         {$ifndef __i386__}
         {$error The Ports unit is only for the IA32 platform}
         {$endif}

         unit Ports;

         interface

         { Port access functions }
         function  InPortB  (PortNumber: ShortWord): Byte;
         function  InPortW  (PortNumber: ShortWord): ShortWord;
         procedure OutPortB (PortNumber: ShortWord; aValue: Byte);
         procedure OutPortW (PortNumber, aValue: ShortWord);

         { libc functions for getting access to the ports -- only for root
           processes, of course -- and to give up root privileges after
           getting access to the ports for setuid root programs. Dummies
           under DJGPP. }
         {$ifdef MSDOS}
         function  IOPerm (From, Num: MedCard; On: Integer): Integer;
           attribute (name = 'ioperm');
         function  IOPL (Level: Integer): Integer; attribute (name = 'iopl');
         function  SetEUID (EUID: Integer): Integer; attribute (name
           = 'seteuid');
         {$else}
         function  IOPerm (From, Num: MedCard; On: Integer): Integer;
           external name 'ioperm';
         function  IOPL (Level: Integer): Integer; external name 'iopl';
         function  SetEUID (EUID: Integer): Integer; external name 'seteuid';
         {$endif}