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11/10/22

mapped file has no cdhash, completely unsigned? Code has to be at least ad-hoc signed

Hello all, wondering if anyone has run into this before? Mac OS is complaining about unsigned lib/

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mapped file has no cdhash, completely unsigned? Code has to be at least ad-hoc signed

Hello all, wondering if anyone has run into this before? Mac OS is complaining about unsigned lib/

11/10/22

12/16/21

Installing ffi 1.15.4 on Windows with MSVC compiler

Hi, ffi 1.15.4 does not build libffi on a Windows machine, which only has the MS compiler and does

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Installing ffi 1.15.4 on Windows with MSVC compiler

Hi, ffi 1.15.4 does not build libffi on a Windows machine, which only has the MS compiler and does

12/16/21

Jay Mav, Lars Kanis2

1/22/21

ffi-1.14.2 compilation fails on Windows with MSVC 2019 compiler

Hi, this is fixed on master and will be in the next bugfix release: https://github.com/ffi/ffi/commit

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ffi-1.14.2 compilation fails on Windows with MSVC 2019 compiler

Hi, this is fixed on master and will be in the next bugfix release: https://github.com/ffi/ffi/commit

1/22/21

7/24/20

error building ffi

On macOS Big Sur Beta I'm getting errors with: sudo gem install ffi -v '1.12.2' --source

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error building ffi

On macOS Big Sur Beta I'm getting errors with: sudo gem install ffi -v '1.12.2' --source

7/24/20

12/18/18

return value const wchar_t *

Hi, I'm calling a C library function which returns a const wchar_t *. What would be the official

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return value const wchar_t *

Hi, I'm calling a C library function which returns a const wchar_t *. What would be the official

12/18/18

3/17/16

The true meaning of the blocking: true option?

Hi, I'm trying to write some Ruby bindings for the netsnmp C library, using C. Because of the

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The true meaning of the blocking: true option?

Hi, I'm trying to write some Ruby bindings for the netsnmp C library, using C. Because of the

3/17/16

Tiago Cardoso, Matijs van Zuijlen5

11/26/15

How to turn an array of IO descriptors into an fd_set pointer

I finally have some functional (partially) ongoing at the moment. Situation is as follows: After

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How to turn an array of IO descriptors into an fd_set pointer

I finally have some functional (partially) ongoing at the moment. Situation is as follows: After

11/26/15

Michael Krisher

10/15/15

passing strings to Go

I've tried a few different ways now and assume I may be missing something obvious. All I want to

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passing strings to Go

I've tried a few different ways now and assume I may be missing something obvious. All I want to

10/15/15

9/11/15

10.11 El Capitan and System Integrity Protection

Hi, I am using ffi on OS X, but I get an error on 10.11 with System Integrity Protection (rootless/

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10.11 El Capitan and System Integrity Protection

Hi, I am using ffi on OS X, but I get an error on 10.11 with System Integrity Protection (rootless/

9/11/15

Rogue Wave, Daniel Berger2

9/9/15

How to define a FFI LIbrary using a file handle or actual binary code, and NOT a filename?

On Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 3:57:58 PM UTC-6, Rogue Wave wrote: I have a weird situation,

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How to define a FFI LIbrary using a file handle or actual binary code, and NOT a filename?

On Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 3:57:58 PM UTC-6, Rogue Wave wrote: I have a weird situation,

9/9/15

Destin Elam, … Charles Nutter13

8/22/15

Annoying error message on exit

Hi! I think the symbols were exported since I was able to call the functions in my DLL through

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Annoying error message on exit

Hi! I think the symbols were exported since I was able to call the functions in my DLL through

8/22/15

8/22/15

How to (pointer).read_string given the offset in an ffi struct?

On Friday, August 21, 2015 at 1:13:09 PM UTC-6, cootcraig wrote: Suppose I have an ffi struct like

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How to (pointer).read_string given the offset in an ffi struct?

On Friday, August 21, 2015 at 1:13:09 PM UTC-6, cootcraig wrote: Suppose I have an ffi struct like

8/22/15

bmccab...@gmail.com, Daniel Berger2

8/11/15

Can't install ffi on windows 7

On Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 8:18:55 AM UTC-6, bmccab...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I can't install ffi.

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Can't install ffi on windows 7

On Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 8:18:55 AM UTC-6, bmccab...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I can't install ffi.

8/11/15

ooel...@googlemail.com, … Daniel Berger3

8/11/15

Unloading Windows DLLs

On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 4:14:37 AM UTC-6, ooel...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, ffi works fine and

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Unloading Windows DLLs

On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 4:14:37 AM UTC-6, ooel...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, ffi works fine and

8/11/15

Denis Savchuk, Daniel Berger2

8/11/15

Wrapper for ddl driver for windows. How to create?

On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 12:01:36 AM UTC-6, Denis Savchuk wrote: Hello All! I have one hard and

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Wrapper for ddl driver for windows. How to create?

On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 12:01:36 AM UTC-6, Denis Savchuk wrote: Hello All! I have one hard and

8/11/15

6/23/15

v1.9.8: require "ffi" fails in OS X 10.10.3 & 10.9.5

Hello all, Googling around I haven't found any mention of this, so I'm writing here. I

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v1.9.8: require "ffi" fails in OS X 10.10.3 & 10.9.5

Hello all, Googling around I haven't found any mention of this, so I'm writing here. I

6/23/15

David Grayson, Charles Oliver Nutter2

1/23/15

Callbacks wiki page: section about "GIL" seems junky

I'm not yet sure the section is *wrong* but it's specific to one Ruby implementation and most

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Callbacks wiki page: section about "GIL" seems junky

I'm not yet sure the section is *wrong* but it's specific to one Ruby implementation and most

1/23/15

Catherine Grizzell, Matijs van Zuijlen4

12/28/14

I had initially tried that and got the same error, but wouldn't not matter since I'm running

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I had initially tried that and got the same error, but wouldn't not matter since I'm running

12/28/14

Benjamin Fleischer, Matijs van Zuijlen3

12/2/14

Any way to use FFI on Ruby itself?

Just saw this, will try.

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Any way to use FFI on Ruby itself?

Just saw this, will try.

12/2/14

Asmod4n, Matijs van Zuijlen4

10/16/14

Finalizers defined via define_finalizer are a huge performance hit

Hi Asmod4n, That is a big difference. My first guess would be there is significant overhead in the

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Finalizers defined via define_finalizer are a huge performance hit

Hi Asmod4n, That is a big difference. My first guess would be there is significant overhead in the

10/16/14

Michael Jørgensen, Charles Oliver Nutter4

8/25/14

cygwin problem: Could not open library 'libgeom.dll'

Ok great! I wish we had a better way to indicate this, but I don't know enough native voodoo to

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cygwin problem: Could not open library 'libgeom.dll'

Ok great! I wish we had a better way to indicate this, but I don't know enough native voodoo to

8/25/14

7/31/14

FFI::StructLayout::CharArray in JRuby?

I have a library that I wrote with FFI (https://github.com/mydoghasworms/nwrfc) and now I wanted to

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FFI::StructLayout::CharArray in JRuby?

I have a library that I wrote with FFI (https://github.com/mydoghasworms/nwrfc) and now I wanted to

7/31/14

Dominic Muller, Daniel Berger2

7/29/14

Trouble with callback causing segmentation faults

On Monday, July 28, 2014 3:25:48 AM UTC-6, Dominic Muller wrote: I've spent the last couple days

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Trouble with callback causing segmentation faults

On Monday, July 28, 2014 3:25:48 AM UTC-6, Dominic Muller wrote: I've spent the last couple days

7/29/14

Stephen von Takach

7/23/14

failed to allocate a page error

Hi All, I'm receiving a failed to allocate a page. errno=0 (No error) - this occurs on a windows

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failed to allocate a page error

Hi All, I'm receiving a failed to allocate a page. errno=0 (No error) - this occurs on a windows

7/23/14

Gláuber Brennon

7/3/14

Ffi 0.6.3 problem

Hey guys! I've downloaded some old rails project and it fails on bundler when try to build ffi

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Ffi 0.6.3 problem

Hey guys! I've downloaded some old rails project and it fails on bundler when try to build ffi

7/3/14

Indrajit Poddar, Matijs van Zuijlen2

6/10/14

Install problems on Power 8 LE Ubuntu

Hi Indrajit, The process should be something like the following: Clone the ffi source from git@github

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Install problems on Power 8 LE Ubuntu

Hi Indrajit, The process should be something like the following: Clone the ffi source from git@github

6/10/14

5/29/14

How to attach to function by ordinal rather than name?

For example if I want to use a DLL which doesn't export function names, but only ordinals, how

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How to attach to function by ordinal rather than name?

For example if I want to use a DLL which doesn't export function names, but only ordinals, how

5/29/14

5/19/14

Has anyone tried to use this with wine? I'm currently working with a proprietary db that my only

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Has anyone tried to use this with wine? I'm currently working with a proprietary db that my only

5/19/14

5/10/14

Dealing with long running (i.e. background) FFI functions

Hi all, I've been working on a music live coding system called Sonic Pi which provides a Ruby DSL

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Dealing with long running (i.e. background) FFI functions

Hi all, I've been working on a music live coding system called Sonic Pi which provides a Ruby DSL

5/10/14

ooel...@googlemail.com

3/25/14

How to unload windows library

Hi, FFI is works fine and loads my Windows DLL, but how can I unload the DLL ? I need to unload the

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How to unload windows library

Hi, FFI is works fine and loads my Windows DLL, but how can I unload the DLL ? I need to unload the

3/25/14

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