On 12/19/05, Hoehle, Joerg-Cyril <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For example, :string+ptr (returns both foreign pointer and Lisp > string) is very useful (esp. with :malloc/free allocation). I wonder > whether using that, one can very precisely define the allocation of > substructures, which is not possible with the CLISP FFI. What I mean > is that :allocation in CLISP guides the whole parameter, and one > cannot say: "stack allocate the structure, but malloc the storage for > this one slot". It's either take all or nothing. Well, I think I've > had 1-2 cases where this would have been useful.
Sounds doable, not sure if it's straightforward. In any case the first step will be to support alternative allocation schemes. > BTW, this was also my first use of darcs. I quite enjoy it and > appreciate its interactive mode. I like being able to choose among the > diff snippets when recording a patch. Darcs is indeed pretty good at least for small projects/teams. > Keep on the good work (still some to do :) Indeed there is a lot do still. I think I should publish my TODO list somewhere, since more people are starting to help and submit patches. -- Luís Oliveira http://student.dei.uc.pt/~lmoliv/ Equipa Portuguesa do Translation Project http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/translation/registry.cgi?team=pt _______________________________________________ cffi-devel mailing list cffi-devel@common-lisp.net http://common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cffi-devel
