* A question about SCM_DEFINE & guile-snarf
@ 2011-06-15 22:06 Peter TB Brett
2012-01-08 16:56 ` Andy Wingo
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From: Peter TB Brett @ 2011-06-15 22:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: guile-user
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The Guile manual says:
> For historical reasons, the `SCM_DEFINE' macro also defines a static
> array of characters named `s_clear_image', initialized to the string
> "clear-image". You shouldn't use this array, but you might need to be
> aware that it exists.
Why is using this discouraged? libguile itself does!
And it's very convenient when raising errors in the function, or marking
the function for export using scm_c_export()...
Peter
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Remote Sensing Research Group
Surrey Space Centre
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* Re: A question about SCM_DEFINE & guile-snarf
2011-06-15 22:06 A question about SCM_DEFINE & guile-snarf Peter TB Brett
@ 2012-01-08 16:56 ` Andy Wingo
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From: Andy Wingo @ 2012-01-08 16:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Peter TB Brett; +Cc: guile-user
On Thu 16 Jun 2011 00:06, Peter TB Brett <peter@peter-b.co.uk> writes:
> The Guile manual says:
>
>> For historical reasons, the `SCM_DEFINE' macro also defines a static
>> array of characters named `s_clear_image', initialized to the string
>> "clear-image". You shouldn't use this array, but you might need to be
>> aware that it exists.
>
> Why is using this discouraged? libguile itself does!
>
> And it's very convenient when raising errors in the function, or marking
> the function for export using scm_c_export()...
Indeed, this note was in error. I have fixed it now; thanks for the
report!
Andy
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