*char => charptr everywhere

0.2_roadmap.txt

@@ -43,5 +43,7 @@
 + inline assembly
 + x64 machine code generation (ELF)
 + require explicit C.fn definitions, add all missing definitions
++ string.index() ?int
+
 
 

vlib/builtin/array.v

@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ pub fn (b []byte) hex() string {
 	mut hex := malloc(b.len*2+1)
 	mut ptr := &hex[0]
 	for i := 0; i < b.len ; i++ {
-		ptr += C.sprintf(*char(ptr), '%02x', b[i])
+		ptr += C.sprintf(charptr(ptr), '%02x', b[i])
 	}
 	return string(hex)
 }

vlib/builtin/builtin_windows.v

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ $if msvc {
 	mut si := &sic.syminfo
 	si.f_size_of_struct = sizeof(SymbolInfo) // Note: C.SYMBOL_INFO is 88
 	si.f_max_name_len = sizeof(SymbolInfoContainer) - sizeof(SymbolInfo) - 1
-	fname := *char( &si.f_name )
+	fname := charptr( &si.f_name )
 	mut sline64 := Line64{}
 	sline64.f_size_of_struct = sizeof(Line64)
 

vlib/builtin/float.v

@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ module builtin
 
 pub fn (d f64) str() string {
 	buf := malloc(sizeof(double) * 5 + 1)// TODO
-	C.sprintf(*char(buf), '%f', d)
+	C.sprintf(charptr(buf), '%f', d)
 	return tos(buf, vstrlen(buf))
 }
 
 pub fn (d f32) str() string {
 	buf := malloc(sizeof(double) * 5 + 1)// TODO
-	C.sprintf(*char(buf), '%f', d)
+	C.sprintf(charptr(buf), '%f', d)
 	return tos(buf, vstrlen(buf))
 }
 

vlib/builtin/int.v

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module builtin
 
 pub fn ptr_str(ptr voidptr) string {
 	buf := malloc(sizeof(double) * 5 + 1)// TODO
-	C.sprintf(*char(buf), '%p', ptr)
+	C.sprintf(charptr(buf), '%p', ptr)
 	return tos(buf, vstrlen(buf))
 }
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub fn (n int) hex() string {
 		11
 	}
 	hex := malloc(len) // 0x + \n
-	count := int(C.sprintf(*char(hex), '0x%x', n))
+	count := int(C.sprintf(charptr(hex), '0x%x', n))
 	return tos(hex, count)
 }
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ pub fn (n i64) hex() string {
 		19
 	}
 	hex := malloc(len)
-	count := int(C.sprintf(*char(hex), '0x%' C.PRIx64, n))
+	count := int(C.sprintf(charptr(hex), '0x%' C.PRIx64, n))
 	return tos(hex, count)
 }
 

vlib/builtin/string.v

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub:
 }
 
 pub fn vstrlen(s byteptr) int {
-	return C.strlen(*char(s))
+	return C.strlen(charptr(s))
 }
 
 // Converts a C string to a V string.
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ pub fn (s string) i64() i64 {
 }
 
 pub fn (s string) f32() f32 {
-	return C.atof(*char(s.str))
+	return C.atof(charptr(s.str))
 }
 
 pub fn (s string) f64() f64 {
-	return C.atof(*char(s.str))
+	return C.atof(charptr(s.str))
 }
 
 pub fn (s string) u32() u32 {

vlib/builtin/string_test.v

@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ fn test_replace() {
 	assert lol.replace('lol', 'LOL') == 'LOL LOL LOL'
 	b = 'oneBtwoBBthree'
 	assert b.replace('B', '') == 'onetwothree'
-	b = '**char'
-	assert b.replace('*char', 'byteptr') == '*byteptr'
+	b = '*charptr'
+	assert b.replace('charptr', 'byteptr') == '*byteptr'
 	c :='abc'
 	assert c.replace('','-') == c
 }

vlib/compiler/main.v

@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ pub fn verror(s string) {
 pub fn vhash() string {
 	mut buf := [50]byte
 	buf[0] = 0
-	C.snprintf(*char(buf), 50, '%s', C.V_COMMIT_HASH )
+	C.snprintf(charptr(buf), 50, '%s', C.V_COMMIT_HASH )
 	return tos_clone(buf)
 }
 

vlib/os/os.v

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ pub fn file_size(path string) int {
 	$if windows {
 		C._wstat(path.to_wide(), voidptr(&s))
 	} $else {
-		C.stat(*char(path.str), &s)
+		C.stat(charptr(path.str), &s)
 	}
 	return s.st_size
 }
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ pub fn mv(old, new string) {
 	$if windows {
 		C._wrename(old.to_wide(), new.to_wide())
 	} $else {
-		C.rename(*char(old.str), *char(new.str))
+		C.rename(charptr(old.str), charptr(new.str))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ fn vfopen(path, mode string) *C.FILE {
 	$if windows {
 		return C._wfopen(path.to_wide(), mode.to_wide())
 	} $else {
-		return C.fopen(*char(path.str), *char(mode.str))
+		return C.fopen(charptr(path.str), charptr(mode.str))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ pub fn open(path string) ?File {
 	} $else {
 		cpath := path.str
 		file = File {
-			cfile: C.fopen(*char(cpath), 'rb')
+			cfile: C.fopen(charptr(cpath), 'rb')
 		}
 	}
 	if isnil(file.cfile) {
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ pub fn create(path string) ?File {
 	} $else {
 		cpath := path.str
 		file = File {
-			cfile: C.fopen(*char(cpath), 'wb')
+			cfile: C.fopen(charptr(cpath), 'wb')
 		}
 	}
 	if isnil(file.cfile) {
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ pub fn open_append(path string) ?File {
 	} $else {
 		cpath := path.str
 		file = File {
-			cfile: C.fopen(*char(cpath), 'ab')
+			cfile: C.fopen(charptr(cpath), 'ab')
 		}
 	}
 	if isnil(file.cfile) {
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ pub fn get_raw_line() string {
         return ''
     } $else {
         max := size_t(256)
-        buf := *char(malloc(int(max)))
+        buf := charptr(malloc(int(max)))
         nr_chars := C.getline(&buf, &max, stdin)
         if nr_chars == 0 {
             return ''
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ pub fn getwd() string {
 // NB: this particular rabbit hole is *deep* ...
 pub fn realpath(fpath string) string {
 	mut fullpath := calloc(MAX_PATH)
-	mut ret := *char(0)
+	mut ret := charptr(0)
 	$if windows {
 		ret = C._fullpath(fullpath, fpath.str, MAX_PATH)
 		if ret == 0 {

vlib/os/os_nix.v

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub fn exec(cmd string) ?Result {
 	}
 	buf := [1000]byte
 	mut res := ''
-	for C.fgets(*char(buf), 1000, f) != 0 {
+	for C.fgets(charptr(buf), 1000, f) != 0 {
 		res += tos(buf, vstrlen(buf))
 	}
 	res = res.trim_space()