[Pyrex] Idea for imporving "C name specifications"

[Greg Ewing]

"Edward C. Jones" <edcjones at erols.com>:

> cdef extern from "astruct.h":
>      ctypedef struct c_ABC "ABC":
>          int abc
>          int* xyz
> 
> cdef extern from "astruct.h":
>      ctypedef struct c_DEF "DEF":
>          c_ABC* abcp
> 
> Note the "c_ABC" in the last line. When I wrap "DEF", I need to know 
> that "ABC" is wrapped in the same Pyrex file. This can be done by 
> processing the header file twice.

I haven't had much experience using this feature yet, so
it's possible that its design is not optimal. I'm open
to suggestions.

> It would be nicer if I could do something like:
> 
> use c_ABC for ABC:
>      cdef extern from "astruct.h":
>          ctypedef struct c_ABC:
>              int abc
>              int* xyz
> 
> use c_DEF for DEF:
>      cdef extern from "astruct.h":
>          ctypedef struct c_DEF:
>              ABC* abcp

I'm not sure of the semantics you intend here. Presumably
you're trying to decouple the renaming from the declarations,
but I don't quite see how it works in this example.

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