[pypy-svn] r51800 - pypy/dist/pypy/doc/discussion

[pedronis at codespeak.net]

Author: pedronis
Date: Fri Feb 22 16:31:00 2008
New Revision: 51800

Modified:
   pypy/dist/pypy/doc/discussion/ctypes_todo.txt
Log:
updates



Modified: pypy/dist/pypy/doc/discussion/ctypes_todo.txt
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--- pypy/dist/pypy/doc/discussion/ctypes_todo.txt	(original)
+++ pypy/dist/pypy/doc/discussion/ctypes_todo.txt	Fri Feb 22 16:31:00 2008
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@
   - there are features, which we don't support like buffer() and
     array() protocols.
 
-  - raw structure/arrays as function arguments/result types are not supported
-    (even on _rawffi level)
+  - decide who should create own and free the needed ffitypes for structures by value args,
+    right now we simple leak them. Structure types etc seem the right place for this.
+
+  - no tests for passing a union by value
+
+  - returning structures by value is still not implemented
+
+  - for some ABIs we will need completely filled ffitypes to do the right thing for passing
+    structures by value
 
   - bitfields are not implemented