[cffi-devel] wanted: testsuite .dll

[Jack Unrue]

On 2/10/06, I wrote:
> On 2/10/06, James Bielman <jamesjb at jamesjb.com> wrote:
> >
> > Joerg-Cyril wrote:
> > >
> > > Strict solution: add a version number (foreign-var) to the .dll and
> > > check it when loading the testsuite.  Then people will know when it
> > > is outdated and hope for a new one from the CFFI site.  As I said,
> > > presumably the .dll will receive seldom updates.
> >
> > This sounds like a reasonable plan to me---would any
> > Windows users like to implement this?  I probably won't
> > be able to get to it for awhile...
>
> I'll volunteer, and I might make some progress this weekend.
> I haven't looked at the testsuite code yet, but I suspect
> the DLL export declaration is needed for various function
> definitions (this can be hidden behind a pre-processor
> macro).

...which I might have realized is already done had I actually
comprehended earlier replies in this thread.  So I'll implement
the version number foreign-var and corresponding check,
and post a patch, unless someone beats me to it.

--
Jack