On 01/09/13 02:44, postmodern wrote:

> The library defines a typedef to the new BitMask Data Converter. So anywhere you
> can use a typedef, you can use ffi-bit_masks.

Excellent. I've been waiting for bitmasks for a long time, so I'll be trying out
ffi-bit_masks in my own gem soon.

> I'm thinking about forking the library and writing a plugin specifically for
> Struct bit-fields, but I want to use sexy syntax:
> 
> |layout :foo, :uint,
>        :x,    1,
>        :y,    3,
>        :z,    2|
> 
> On 08/31/2013 04:05 AM, Matijs van Zuijlen wrote:

>> On 28/08/13 12:15, postmodern wrote:

>>> I finally got around to finishing my FFI plugin for handling bit-masked
>>> function arguments. Much thanks to Wayne Meissner for explaining the
>>> DataConverter API.
>>> https://github.com/postmodern/ffi-bit_masks#readme
>>>
>>> Now I'm wondering what a FFI plugin for struct bit-fields might look like?
>>>

>> Does this mean this plugin will work for function arguments but not for struct
>> fields?
>>

-- 
Matijs