[C++-sig] Patch implementing void * support

Brian Ray bray at sent.com
Mon Nov 7 15:54:25 CET 2005


I wish someone can tell me in what cases this is useful. I am sure it  
*is* helpful but I am trying to imagine another more extensive use  
case. Or, is this something more useful to Python Boost itself and  
not users of Python Boost.


On Nov 6, 2005, at 11:55 AM, Niall Douglas wrote:

> The enclosed patch adds void * support to Boost.Python by making void
> an opaque type. Code that uses void * "just works" with this patch
> with no further effort required.
>
> Also enclosed is a testcase and the docs have been modified.
>
> Ran full testsuite on msvc7.1 and msvc6 - everything works. I don't
> have GCC to hand ATM, but apart from maybe a missing typename
> specifier I can't see anything which would fault.
>
> Cheers,
> Niall
>



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