[Cuis-dev] I need some advice with FFI

[Nicola Mingotti]

On 11/7/21 23:08, Andres Valloud via Cuis-dev wrote:
> Are you trying to call localtime()?  Like, this function?
>
> https://linux.die.net/man/3/localtime
>
> On 11/6/21 11:01 AM, Nicola Mingotti via Cuis-dev wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I was trying to develop my first FFI calls in Cuis today but
>> I am stuck, i hope some of you can give me some guidance.
>>
>> In the attached package there are implemented 2 foreign functions
>> TestClass (class) >> time         # working
>> TestClass (class) >> localtime    # broken
>>
>> ---- interactions ----------
>> TestClass time.                                      " ok "
>> TestClass localtime2: (TestClass time).              " broken "
>> -----------------------------
>>
>> The error i get is "can not use integer as pointer".
>>
>> Any ideas ?
>>
>> bye
>> Nicola
>>
>>


Hi Andres,

yes, absolutely that function ;)

The motivation spurs from my mail to this list of 3-Nov title 
"ATTENTION. maybe nasty bug ..... "

I am going to update on that thread today or tomorrow, time permitting.

bye
Nicola