[Vortex] async connect issue on linux 2.4

[Martin Huter]

Am Montag, 20. Oktober 2008 17:37:09 schrieb Francis Brosnan Blazquez:
> Hi Martin,
hi francis.
>
> > regardless, just 1 byte will be copied onto the stack.
> > i solved the issue by "wrapping" the vortex_connection_is_ok with
> > different
> > name in another .c file (with int paramter) (i know, it's not nice!).
> > the issue occurs only on axl/vortex functions with "bool" paramters
> > which are
> > called from c-plus-plus program.
>
> Ok.
>
> > within axl/vortex (c-code, c-caller) it is not an issue.
> >
> > > In the other hand, I think this could it be solved by changing bool
> > > definition to use char. This will cause vortex and axl build to use
> >
> > a
> >
> > > fixed single signed byte representation. It remains checking against
> >
> > a c
> >
> > > ++ program but it should work.
> > >
> > > Another approach would be to remove the bool type definition from
> >
> > axl
> >
> > > and vortex API. This is something we had in mind for some time, but
> >
> > then
> >
> > > no more issues were found...maybe it is the moment to do so.
> >
> > for a minor update i would prefer a typedef to a unsigned char as you
> > described above.
>
> In the past we had some issues with unsigned char (I not able to find
> the mail at this moment)...but in any case I not a fan of this
> solution..
>
> > for the next major update, i think removing the bool definition from
> > axl and
> > vortex would be the cleanest way.
>
> Since current C API consumers won't have any problem changing the API
> from bool to int (they are defined to be same), and current c++ users
> will have solved the issues you are describing I'm going to prepare the
> change.
yes, you're right.
>
> I'll send you full tested previews of vortex and axl so you can check
> them.
cool, many thanks
>
> Thanks Martin. Cheers!

cheers,
martin

>
> > cheers,
> > martin
>
> --
> Francis Brosnan Blazquez <francis at aspl.es>



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