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[Thomas Heller]

"Brad Clements" <bkc at Murkworks.com> writes:

> "Thomas Heller" <theller at python.net> wrote in message
> news:fzud3760.fsf at python.net...
> 
> > Maybe calling custom COM interfaces is the first hole this module can
> > fill up.
> >
> 
> But wait, there's more!
> 
> Last year while porting Python 2.2 to the Pocket PC platform, I snuck some
> utility functions into win32gui that supported packing/unpacking dword
> values from windows message structures.. These functions were then used in a
> Win32CC (Common Controls) package that I started to assemble. That package
> included a structure access module somewhat similar to, but not as good as,
> yours.
> 
> I've downloaded your current source release and I am planning to use your
> structure access stuff to build better win32 common control classes so
> win32gui users can get at ListView and other goodies.
> 
> This should work on desktop win32 and Windows CE...
> 

Doesn't Windows CE run on non-Intel cpus?
Be warned, there's some inline-assembler code in the ctypes sourcecode,
and also it relies on sizeof(int) == sizeof(long) == sizeof(void *).

Thomas