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Re: scm_to_pointer vs scm->pointer
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Andy Wingo |
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Re: scm_to_pointer vs scm->pointer |
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Wed, 04 Jul 2012 17:35:05 +0200 |
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On Tue 03 Jul 2012 23:47, address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) writes:
>> This should be fixed. Otherwise it's impossible to document in any
>> sane fashion.
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>> Suggestion: change scm_to_pointer to SCM_POINTER_VALUE. WDYT?
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> I’m happy with this change. Mark?
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> (Back then, I was skeptical about the usefulness of the C pointer API.
> I have since used ‘SCM_POINTER_VALUE’ and ‘scm_from_pointer’ in
> Guile-GCC, which uses a mixed dynamic/static FFI, and for good reasons.)
On second thought, let's leave it in. It is terribly confusing, but
alternatives are worse.
Andy
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