request make-bytevector/pointers

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Matt Wette wrote 2 months ago
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make-bytevector allocates pointerless memory.

For using bytevectors to store structures used with C libraries we
really need pointer-search, I believe.

Please add.

Matt
Matt Wette wrote 2 months ago
Re: bug#75761: Acknowledgement (request make-bytevector/pointers)
(address . 75761@debbugs.gnu.org)
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Another option would be to add a procedure to add "watch location" in a
bytevector.
The GC could just look at those locations.

Matt
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