extern const FT_Module_Class
(or similar for C++). However, the actual types of the variables
being declared are often different, e.g., FT_Driver_ClassRec or
FT_Renderer_Class. (Some are, indeed, FT_Module_Class.)
This works with most C compilers (since those structs begin with an
FT_Module_Class struct), but technically it's undefined behavior.
To quote the ISO/IEC 9899:TC2 final committee draft, section 6.2.7
paragraph 2:
All declarations that refer to the same object or function shall
have compatible type; otherwise, the behavior is undefined.
(And they are not compatible types.)
Most C compilers don't reject (or even detect!) code which has this
issue, but the GCC LTO development branch compiler does. (It
outputs the types of the objects while generating .o files, along
with a bunch of other information, then compares them when doing the
final link-time code generation pass.)
Patch from Savannah bug #25133.
* src/base/ftinit.c (FT_USE_MODULE): Include variable type.
* builds/amiga/include/freetype/config/ftmodule.h,
include/freetype/config/ftmodule.h, */module.mk: Updated to declare
pass correct types to FT_USE_MODULE.
Horizontal_Gray_Sweep_Drop): Test for intersections which
degenerate to a single point can be ignored; this has been confirmed
by Greg Hitchcock from Microsoft. (This was commented out code.)
* src/raster/ftraster.c (Render_Glyph, Render_Gray_Glyph,
Draw_Sweep): No-dropout mode is value 2, not value 0.
(Draw_Sweep): Really skip dropout handling for no-dropout mode.
Pass dropout rules from the TT bytecode interpreter to the
rasterizer; temporarily this is enabled only if
`USE_SCAN_CONVERSION_RULES' is defined.
* include/freetype/ftimage.h (FT_OUTLINE_SMART_DROPOUTS,
FT_OUTLINE_EXCLUDE_STUBS): New flags for for FT_Outline.
* src/raster/ftraster.c (Vertical_Sweep_Drop, Horizontal_Sweep_Drop,
Horizontal_Gray_Sweep_Drop): Use same mode numbers as given in the
OpenType specification.
Fix mode 4 computation.
(Render_Glyph, Render_Gray_Glyph): Handle new outline flags.
* src/truetype/ttgload.c (TT_Load_Glyph)
[USE_SCAN_CONVERSION_RULES]: Convert scan conversion mode to
FT_OUTLINE_XXX flags.
* src/truetype/ttinterp.c (Ins_SCANCTRL): Enable ppem check.
src/base/ftmac.c, src/base/ftrfork.c, src/lzw/ftzopen.c,
src/raster/ftrend1.c, src/sfnt/ttpost.c, src/truetype/ttgxvar.c,
src/type42/t42parse.c, src/winfonts/winfnt.c: hardening the code
against out-of-bounds conditions when allocating arrays. This is
for the cases where FT_NEW_ARRAY and FT_RENEW_ARRAY are not used
already. Introducing the new FT_ALLOC_MULT and FT_REALLOC_MULT
macros.
sufficient to modify a single file, `modules.cfg', to control the
inclusion of modules and base extension files.
This change also fixes the creation of ftmodule.h; it now depends on
`modules.cfg' and thus is rebuilt only if necessary.
Finally, a version of `ftoption.h' in OBJ_DIR is preferred over the
default location.
* modules.cfg: New file.
* builds/freetype.mk: Don't include `modules.mk'.
Include all `rules.mk' files as specified in `modules.cfg'.
(FTOPTION_FLAG, FTOPTION_H): New variables.
(FT_CFLAGS): Add macro definition for FT_CONFIG_MODULES_H.
Add FTOPTION_FLAG.
($(FT_INIT_OBJ)): Don't use FT_MODULE_LIST.
(CONFIG_H): Add FTMODULE_H and FTOPTION_H.
(INCLUDES): Add DEVEL_DIR.
(INCLUDE_FLAGS, FTSYS_SRC, FTSYS_OBJ, FTDEBUG_SRC, FTDEBUG_OBJ,
OBJ_M, OBJ_S): Use `:=', not `='.
(remove_ftmodule_h): New phony target to delete `ftmodule.h'.
(distclean): Add remove_ftmodule_h.
* builds/modules.mk: (MODULE_LIST): Removed.
(make_module_list, clean_module_list): Replace targets
with...
(FTMODULE_H_INIT, FTMODULE_H_CREATE, FTMODULE_H_DONE): New
variables. Reason for the change is that it is not possible to have
a phony prerequisite which is run only if the target file must be
rebuilt (phony prerequisites act like subroutines and are *always*
executed). We only want to rebuild `ftmodule.h' if `module.cfg' is
changed.
Update all callers.
($FTMODULE_H)): Rule to create `ftmodule.h', depending on
`modules.cfg'.
* builds/toplevel.mk: Rewrite and simplify module handling.
(MODULES_CFG, FTMODULE_H): New variables.
Include MODULES_CFG.
(MODULES): New variable to include all `module.mk' and `rules.mk'
files. We no longer use make's `wildcard' function for this.
* Makefile (USE_MODULES): Remove. Update all users.
(OBJ_DIR): Define it here.
* src/*/module.mk: Change
make_module_list: foo
foo: ...
to
FTMODULE_H_COMMANDS += FOO
define FOO
...
endef
in all files. `FTMODULE_H_COMMANDS' is used in `FTMODULE_H_CREATE'.
* src/base/rules.mk (BASE_EXT_SRC): Use BASE_EXTENSIONS.
* builds/unix/detect.mk (setup): Always execute `configure' script.
(have_mk): Rename to...
(have_Makefile): This.
Don't use `strip' function.
* builds/unix/unix.mk: Include `install.mk' only if BUILD_PROJECT is
defined.
(have_mk): Don't use `strip' function.
Test for unix-def.mk in OBJ_DIR, not BUILD_DIR (and invert the test
accordingly).
* builds/unix/install.mk (install, uninstall): Handle `ftmodule.h'.
* builds/os2/os2-dev.mk, builds/unix/unix-dev.mk,
builds/win32/w32-bccd.mk, builds/win32/w32-dev.mk: Don't define
BUILD_DIR but DEVEL_DIR for development header files.
* builds/ansi/ansi-def.mk (TOP_DIR, OBJ_DIR),
builds/beos/beos-def.mk (TOP_DIR, OBJ_DIR), builds/unix/unix-def.in
(TOP_DIR, OBJ_DIR): Removed. Defined elsewhere.
* builds/dos/dos-def.mk (OBJ_DIR), builds/os2/os2-def.mk (OBJ_DIR),
builds/win32/win32-def.mk (OBJ_DIR): Removed. Defined elsewhere.
* builds/unix/unixddef.mk: Don't define BUILD_DIR but DEVEL_DIR for
development header files.
Don't define PLATFORM.
* configure: Copy `modules.cfg' to builddir if builddir != srcdir.
Update snippet taken from autoconf's m4sh.m4 to current CVS version.
Be more verbose.
* include/freetype/config/ftmodule.h: Add comments -- this file is
no longer used if FreeType is built with GNU make.
* docs/CHANGES, docs/CUSTOMIZE, docs/INSTALL, docs/INSTALL.ANY,
docs/INSTALL.GNU, docs/INSTALL.UNX: Document new build mechanism.
Other minor updates.
* modules.txt: Removed. Contents included in `modules.cfg'.
* include/freetype/internal/ftmemory.h (FT_QAlloc_Debug,
FT_Free_Debug) [FT_STRICT_ALIASING]: Fix typos.
* src/base/ftdbgmem.c (FT_Alloc_Debug, FT_Realloc_Debug,
FT_QAlloc_Debug, FT_QRealloc_Debug, FT_Free_Debug)
[FT_STRICT_ALIASING]: Implement.
compiled as stand-alone.
* src/raster/ftraster.c: Add comment how to compile as stand-alone.
s/FT_CONFIG_OPTION_STATIC_RASTER/FT_STATIC_RASTER/.
s/TT_STATIC_RASTER/FT_STATIC_RASTER/.
[_STANDALONE_]: Include ftimage.h and ftmisc.h.
(FT_TRACE1, FT_TRACE6, ft_memset, FT_MEM_ZERO): Define
conditionally.
(Render_Glyph, Render_Gray_Glyph): Return Raster_Err_None (or
Raster_Err_Unsupported).
(ft_black_new) [_STANDALONE_]: Fix type of `the_raster'.
(ft_black_init, ft_black_reset, ft_black_set_mode, ft_black_render):
Use `ras', not `raster'.
(ft_black_done): Use FT_UNUSED_RASTER.
(Horizontal_Sweep_Init, Horizontal_Sweep_Step,
Horizontal_Gray_Sweep_Span): Use FT_UNUSED_RASTER.
* docs/CHANGES: Updated.
Exclude debug info for `Release' versions to reduce library size.
* src/base/ftobjs.c (FT_Open_Face): Make it work as documented, this
is, ignore `aface' completely if face_index < 0. Reported by David
Osborn <spam@habitualhiatus.com>.
* include/freetype/ftimage.h (FT_Outline_MoveToFunc,
FT_Outline_LineTo_Func, FT_Outline_ConicToFunc,
FT_Outline_CubicToFunc), src/smooth/ftgrays.c (gray_render_conic,
gray_render_cubic, gray_move_to, gray_line_to, gray_conic_to,
gray_cubic_to, gray_render_span, gray_sweep): Decorate parameters
with `const' where appropriate.
src/autofit/afloader.c, src/autohint/ahhint.c:
moved the definition of 'lsb_delta' and 'rsb_delta' from FT_GlyphMetrics
to FT_GlyphSlotRec. The old location did BREAK BINARY COMPATIBILITY
of the library !!
* src/sfnt/sfobjs.c: removing compiler warning
#defines for the constants.
(FT_Open_Args): Change type of `flags' to FT_UInt.
(FT_GlyphSlot): Move `flags' to FT_Slot_Internal.
* include/freetype/ftimage.h (FT_Outline_Flags, FT_Raster_Flag):
Replaced with #defines for the constants.
* include/freetype/internal/ftobjs.h (FT_Slot_Internal): New
field `flags' (from FT_GlyphSlot).
Updated all affected source files.
(FT_GLYPH_OWN_BITMAP): New macro (from ftgloadr.h).
* include/freetype/internal/ftgloadr.h (FT_GLYPH_OWN_BITMAP): Moved
to ftobjs.h.
* src/base/ftglyph.c (FT_Glyph_To_Bitmap): Use dummy
FT_GlyphSlot_Internal object.
ft_glyph_bbox_subpixels, ft_glyph_bbox_gridfit,
ft_glyph_bbox_truncate, ft_glyph_bbox_pixels): Replaced with
FT_GLYPH_BBOX_UNSCALED, FT_GLYPH_BBOX_SUBPIXELS,
FT_GLYPH_BBIX_GRIDFIT, FT_GLYPH_BBOX_TRUNCATE, FT_GLYPH_BBOX_PIXELS.
The lowercase variants are now (deprecated aliases) to the uppercase
versions.
Updated all other files.
* include/freetype/ftmodule.h (ft_module_font_driver,
ft_module_renderer, ft_module_hinter, ft_module_styler,
ft_module_driver_scalable, ft_module_driver_no_outlines,
ft_module_driver_has_hinter): Replaced with FT_MODULE_FONT_DRIVER,
FT_MODULE_RENDERER, FT_MODULE_HINTER, FT_MODULE_STYLER,
FT_MODULE_DRIVER_SCALABLE, FT_MODULE_DRIVER_NO_OUTLINES,
FT_MODULE_DRIVER_HAS_HINTER.
The lowercase variants are now (deprecated aliases) to the uppercase
versions.
Updated all other files.
* src/base/ftglyph.c (FT_Glyph_Get_CBox): Handle bbox_mode better
as enumeration.
* src/pcf/pcfdrivr.c (pcf_driver_class), src/winfonts/winfnt.c
(winfnt_driver_class), src/bdf/bdfdrivr.c (bdf_driver_class): Add
the FT_MODULE_DRIVER_NO_OUTLINES flag.
. In all makefiles `/' is used as the path separator. The
conversion to the real path separators is done as late as
possible using $(subst ...).
. $(HOSTSEP) no longer exists. Now, $(SEP) gives the path separator
for the operating system, and the new $(COMPILER_SEP) the path
separator for the compiler tools.
. $(BUILD) has been renamed to $(BUILD_DIR). In general, all
directory variables end with `_DIR'. The variants ending in `_'
(like `BASE_' have been removed).
The following ChangeLog entries only describe changes which are
not related to the redesign.
* builds/beos/beos-def.mk (BUILD_DIR): Fix typo.
* builds/compiler/watcom.mk (LINK_LIBRARY): Fix linker call to avoid
overlong arguments as suggested by J. Ali Harlow
<ali@avrc.city.ac.uk>.
* builds/dos/dos-wat.mk: New file.
* builds/freetype.mk (FREETYPE_H): Include header files from the
`devel' subdirectory.
* builds/os2/os2-dev.mk, builds/unix/unixddef.mk,
builds/unix/unixddef.mk, builds/win32/w32-bccd.mk,
builds/win32/w32-dev.mk (BUILD_DIR): Fix path.
* builds/unix/configure.ac, builds/unic/configure: Updated.
* builds/unix/unix-def.in (DISTCLEAN): Add `freetype2.pc'.
* devel/ftoption.h: Updated.
include/freetype/internal/ftobjs.h,
include/freetype/internal/psaux.h, src/cid/cidgload.c,
src/psaux/psobjs.c, src/psaux/t1decode.c, src/psaux/psobjs.h,
src/pshinter/pshrec.c, src/pshinter/pshalgo.c,
src/psnames/psmodule.c, src/raster/ftraster.c, src/sfnt/sfobjs.c,
src/smooth/ftgrays.c, src/smooth/ftsmooth.c, src/truetype/ttobjs.c,
src/truetype/ttdriver.c, src/truetype/ttgload.c, src/type1/t1afm.c,
src/type1/t1gload.c, src/type1/t1gload.h, src/type1/t1load.c,
src/type1/t1objs.c, src/type42/t42parse.c, src/type42/t42parse.h:
Many casts and slight argument type changes to make it work with
a 16bit compiler.
* include/freetype/config/ftoption.h [FT_CONFIG_OPTION_MAC_FONTS]:
New macro.
* src/base/ftobjs.c: Use it to control mac font support on non-mac
platforms.
Implement partial support of Mac fonts on non-Mac platforms.
* src/base/ftobjs.c (memory_stream_close, new_memory_stream,
open_face_from_buffer, Mac_Read_POST_Resource,
Mac_Read_sfnt_Resource, IsMacResource, IsMacBinary, load_mac_face)
[!FT_MACINTOSH]: New functions.
(FT_Open_Face) [!FT_MACINTOSH]: Use load_mac_face.
* src/base/ftobjs.c (FT_Load_Glyph): Scale linear advance width only
if FT_FACE_FLAG_SCALABLE is set (otherwise we have a division by
zero since FNT and friends don't define `face->units_per_EM').
* include/freetype/config/ftoption.h, src/gzip/ftgzip.c: added
support for the FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SYSTEM_ZLIB option, used to specify
the use of system-wide zlib.
Note that this macro, as well as FT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER,
is not #undef-ed anymore. This allows the build system to define them
depending on the configuration (typically by adding -D flags at
compile time).
* src/sfnt/ttcmap0.c (tt_face_build_cmaps): removed compiler warnings
in optimized mode relative to the "volatile" local variables. This was
not a compiler bug after all, but the fact that a pointer to a volatile
variable is not the same than a volatile pointer to a variable :-)
the fix was to change "volatile FT_Byte* p"
into "FT_Byte* volatile p"
* src/pfr/pfrload.c, src/pfr/pfrdrivr.c, src/gzip/inftrees.c: removed
compiler warnings in optimized modes
* src/gzip/*.[hc]: modified our ZLib copy in order to prevent exporting
any zlib function names outside of the component. This prevents linking
problems on some platforms, when applications want to link FreeType
_and_ ZLib together.
2002-11-05 Juliusz <jch@pps.jussieu.fr>
* src/psaux/psobjs.c (ps_table_add): modified increment loop in
order to implement exponential behaviour
tt_face_get_ps_name): Replace switch statement with if clauses to
make it more portable.
* src/cff/cffobjs.c (cff_face_init): Ditto.
* include/freetype/ftmodule.h (FT_Module_Class): Use `FT_Long' for
`module_size'.
* include/freetype/ftrender.h (FT_Glyph_Class_): Use `FT_Long' for
`glyph_size'.
* src/base/ftobjs.c (FT_Render_Glyph): Change second parameter to
`FT_Render_Mode'.
(FT_Render_Glyph_Internal): Change third parameter to
`FT_Render_Mode'.
* src/base/ftglyph.c (FT_Glyph_To_Bitmap): Change second parameter
to `FT_Render_Mode'.
* src/raster/ftrend1.c (ft_raster1_render): Change third parameter
to `FT_Render_Mode'.
* src/smooth/ftsmooth.c (ft_smooth_render, ft_smooth_render_lcd,
ft_smooth_render_lcd_v): Ditto.
(ft_smooth_render_generic): Change third and fifth parameter to
`FT_Render_Mode'.
* include/freetype/freetype.h, include/freetype/internal/ftobjs.h,
include/freetype/ftglyph.h: Updated.
* src/cff/cffdrivr.c (Load_Glyph), src/pcf/pcfdriver.c
(PCF_Glyph_Load), src/pfr/pfrobjs.c (pfr_slot_load),
src/winfonts/winfnt.c (FNT_Load_Glyph), src/t42/t42objs.c
(T42_GlyphSlot_Load), src/bdf/bdfdrivr.c (BDF_Glyph_Load): Change
fourth parameter to `FT_Int32'.
* src/pfr/pfrobjs.c (pfr_face_init): Add two missing parameters
and declare them as unused.
* src/cid/cidparse.h (CID_Parser): Use FT_Long for `postscript_len'.
* src/psnames/psnames.h (PS_Unicode_Value_Func): Change return
value to FT_UInt32.
* src/psnames/psmodule.c (ps_unicode_value, ps_build_unicode_table):
Updated accordingly.
* src/cff/cffdrivr.c (Get_Kerning): Use FT_Long for `middle'.
(cff_get_glyph_name): Use cast for result of ft_strlen.
* src/cff/cffparse.c (cff_parse_real): User cast for assigning
`exp'.
* src/cff/cffload.c (cff_index_get_pointers): Use FT_ULong for
some local variables.
(cff_charset_load, cff_encoding_load): Use casts to FT_UInt for some
switch statements.
(cff_font_load): Use cast in call to CFF_Load_FD_Select.
* src/cff/cffobjs.c (cff_size_init): Use more casts.
(cff_face_init): Use FT_Int32 for `flags'.
* src/cff/cffgload.c (cff_operator_seac): Use cast for assigning
`adx' and `ady'.
(cff_decoder_parse_charstrings): Use FT_ULong for third parameter.
Use more casts.
* src/cff/cffcmap.c (cff_cmap_unicode_init): Use cast for `count'.
* src/cid/cidload.c (cid_read_subrs): Use FT_ULong for `len'.
* src/cid/cidgload.c (cid_load_glyph): Add missing cast for
`cid_get_offset'.
* src/psaux/t1decode.c (t1_decoder_parse_charstrings) <18>: Use
cast for `num_points'.
(t1_decoder_init): Use cast for assigning `decoder->num_glyphs'.
* src/base/ftdebug.c (ft_debug_init): Use FT_Int.
* include/freetype/internal/ftdriver.h (FT_Slot_LoadFunc): Use
`FT_Int32' for fourth parameter.
* src/base/ftobjs.c (open_face): Use cast for calling
clazz->init_face.
* src/raster/ftraster.c (Set_High_Precision): Use `1' instead of
`1L'.
(Finalize_Profile_Table, Line_Up, ft_black_init): Use casts.
* src/raster/ftrend1.c (ft_raster1_render): Ditto.
* src/sfnt/sfnt_dir_check: Compare `magic' with unsigned long
constant.
* builds/amiga/include/freetype/config/ftmodule.h: Updated.
want to list them all here. The operations performed were all logical
transformations of the sources:
- trying to convert all enums and constants to CAPITALIZED_STYLE, with
#define definitions like
#define my_old_constants MY_NEW_CONSTANT
- big, big update of the documentation comments
* include/freetype/freetype.h, src/base/ftobjs.c, src/smooth/ftsmooth.c,
include/freetype/ftimage.h: adding support for LCD-optimized rendering
though the new constants/enums:
FT_RENDER_MODE_LCD, FT_RENDER_MODE_LCD_V
FT_PIXEL_MODE_LCD, FT_PIXEL_MODE_LCD_V
this is still work in progress, don't expect everything to work correctly
though most of the features have been implemented.
* adding new FT_LOAD_XXX flags, used to specify both hinting and rendering
targets:
FT_LOAD_TARGET_NORMAL :: anti-aliased hinting & rendering
FT_LOAD_TARGET_MONO :: monochrome bitmaps
FT_LOAD_TARGET_LCD :: horizontal RGB/BGR decimated hinting & rendering
FT_LOAD_TARGET_LCD_V :: vertical RGB/BGR decimated hinting & rendering
note that FT_LOAD_TARGET_NORMAL is 0, which means that the default
behaviour of the font engine is _unchanged_.
(file_spec_from_path) [TARGET_API_MAC_CARBON]: Added support for
OS X.
(is_dfont) [TARGET_API_MAC_CARBON]: Define only for OS X.
Handle `nameLen' <= 6 also.
(parse_fond): Remove unused variable `name_table'.
Use functionality of old p2c_str directly.
Add safety checks.
(read_lwfn): Initialize `size_p'.
Check for size_p == NULL.
(new_memory_stream, open_face_from_buffer): Updated to FreeType 2.1.
(FT_New_Face_From_LWFN): Remove unused variable `memory'.
Remove some dead code.
(FT_New_Face_From_SFNT): Remove unused variable `stream'.
(FT_New_Face_From_dfont) [TARGET_API_MAC_CARBON]: Define only for
OS X.
(FT_New_Face_From_FOND): Remove unused variable `error'.
(ResourceForkSize): New function.
(FT_New_Face): Use it.
Handle empty resource forks.
Conditionalize some code for OS X.
Add code to call normal loader as a fallback.
Some more variable renames to avoid troubles on the Mac.
* src/raster/ftraster.c:
s/Unknown|Ascending|Descending|Flat/\1_State/.
* src/smooth/ftgrays.c: s/TScan/TCoord/.
Other changes for the Mac.
* include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h: Define FT_MACINTOSH for
Mac platforms.
* src/base/ftobjs.c: s/macintosh/FT_MACINTOSH/.
* src/raster/ftrend1.c (ft_raster1_render): Make `pitch' always
an even number.
warn about the GNU Make requirement at compile time..
* include/freetype/config/ftstdlib.h,
include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h,
include/freetype/config/ftheader.h,
include/freetype/internal/ftmemory.h,
include/freetype/internal/ftobjs.h,
src/autohint/ahoptim.c,
src/base/ftdbgmem.c, src/base/ftdebug.c,
src/base/ftmac.c, src/base/ftobjs.c,
src/base/ftsystem.c,
src/cache/ftcimage.c, src/cache/ftcsbits.c,
src/cff/cffdriver.c, src/cff/cffload.c, src/cff/cffobjs.c,
src/cid/cidload.c, src/cid/cidparse.c, src/cid/cidriver.c,
src/pcf/pcfdriver.c, src/pcf/pcfread.c,
src/psaux/t1cmap.c, src/psaux/t1decode.c,
src/pshinter/pshalgo1.c, src/pshinter/pshalgo2.c,
src/pshinter/pshrec.c,
src/psnames/psmodule.c,
src/raster/ftraster.c,
src/sfnt/sfdriver.c, src/sfnt/ttload.c, src/sfnt/ttpost.c,
src/smooth/ftgrays.c,
src/type1/t1afm.c, src/type1/t1driver.c, src/type1/t1gload.c,
src/type1/t1load.c, src/type1/t1objs.c, src/type1/t1parse.c:
added the new configuration file "ftstdlib.h" used to define
aliases for all ISO C library functions used by the engine
(e.g. strlen, qsort, setjmp, etc...)
this eases the porting of FreeType 2 to exotic environments like
XFree86 modules/extensions..
also removed many #include <string.h>, #include <stdlib.h>, etc...
from the engine's sources where they're not needed..
changed the names of memory macros. Examples:
MEM_Set => FT_MEM_SET
MEM_Copy => FT_MEM_COPY
MEM_Move => FT_MEM_MOVE
ALLOC => FT_ALLOC
FREE => FT_FREE
REALLOC = >FT_REALLOC
FT_NEW was introduced to allocate a new object from a _typed_
pointer..
note that ALLOC_ARRAY and REALLOC_ARRAY have been replaced
by FT_NEW_ARRAY and FT_RENEW_ARRAY which take _typed_ pointer
arguments.
This results in _lots_ of sources being changed, but makes the
code more generic and less error-prone..
Werner Lemberg