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--  This package provides operations for querying and setting the blocked
--  status of signals.

--  This package is supported only on targets where Ada.Interrupts.Interrupt_ID
--  corresponds to software signals on the target, and where System.Interrupts
--  provides the ability to block and unblock signals.

with Ada.Interrupts;

package GNAT.Signals is

   procedure Block_Signal (Signal : Ada.Interrupts.Interrupt_ID);
   --  Block "Signal" at the process level

   procedure Unblock_Signal (Signal : Ada.Interrupts.Interrupt_ID);
   --  Unblock "Signal" at the process level

   function Is_Blocked (Signal : Ada.Interrupts.Interrupt_ID) return Boolean;
   --  "Signal" blocked at the process level?

end GNAT.Signals;