Re: FFI supports callbacks

[Andy Wingo]

On Mon 06 Sep 2010 00:23, "Jose A. Ortega Ruiz" <address@hidden> writes:

> procedure-from-foreign-function / foreign-function-to-procedure
> procedure-to-foreign-function / foreign-function-from-procedure
>
> procedure-from-foreign / foreign-to-procedure
> procedure-to-foreign / foreign-from-procedure

I don't think anything is gained by writing "from" or "to"; "->" is
indeed pronounced "too".

> at any rate, i find "pointer" not clear enough.

Agreed, though at least it is consistent. The subject does not lend
itself to a natural clarity.

Also consider that this is a low-level interface; presumably people
should be programming with some sort of `define-c-wrapper' macro that
presents a nicer interface.

Andy
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