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3 - autovar was never really pushed all the way through and still plays second
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4 flute to dyncall_macros.h, clean this all up, eventually (Tassilo: for now, I
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5 removed out of sync files to avoid confusion)
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6 - ppc32 callback fixes on bsd
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7 - make install should install manpages
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8 - mailing list announcements (html email?)
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9 - fix for NDS:
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10 * ARM:
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11 - callback_plain retval wrong (not only platform)
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12 * THUMB:
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13 - ellipsis (might be test itself, not respecting fixed part of args)
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14 - retvals of call_suite (maybe all retvals, in general)
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15 - callback_plain retval
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16 - callf
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17 - fix Minix/x86 callbacks (see callback_suite)
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18 - fix Linux/rpi callbacks (call_suite)
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19 - armhf callback support
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21 build-system:
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23 - cmake mac os x universal binary builds with *.S does not build
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24 multiple architectures
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26 portasm:
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27 --------
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28 - add solaris support for x64
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30 dyncall:
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31 --------
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32 - support for return values: aggregate return values
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33 - support for argument values: structures, half-precision, vector types, long double
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34 - varargs for mips (might exist, but test all ABIs)
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35 - consider automatic type-promotion for arguments passed through DC_CALL_C_ELLIPSIS_VARARGS;
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36 this would make it easier to just pass arguments instead of having to know about the C
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37 type promotions
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38 - syscalls for x64
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39 * bsd
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40 * linux
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41 - other syscalls
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43 dynload:
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44 --------
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45 - bug: test/nm crashes on qemu mips linux o32 debian etch
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46 - test/resolve_self crashes/asserts on windows and bsds
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47 - rename SymsInit to InitSyms and similar for cleanup function to reflect naming
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48 in dyncall
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49 - get rid of Dl_info and friends (_GNU_SOURCE) in dynload/dynload_syms_elf.c
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50 for implementation of dlSymsNameFromValue(..)
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51 - check if PSP can support dynload (missing elf.h, dlfcn.h, etc.); fixup readme if successful
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53 dyncallback:
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54 ------------
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55 - callback_plain's return value not correct anymore on NDS (maybe just broken testcode?)
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56 - add MIPS callbacks for eabi, n32, o32 (thunks are working)
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57 - finish PPC32 callbacks (see bugs section, below)
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58
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59 bindings:
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60 ---------
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61 - release bindings as standalone packages (already done for rbdc as a gem and rdyncall on cran)
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62 * add note to documentation, where bindings are and that some bindings are svn-only ATM
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63 - add rdoc documentation to ruby gem
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64 - bring python up to latest
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65 - add pydoc for python
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66 - add manpage for shdc
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67 - expose callf-convenience functions to go
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68 - add godoc for godc
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69 - bring java up to latest
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70 - add javadoc to java
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71 - add more bindings
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72 - add callback support for erlang, go, java, lua, python and ruby (and shell? how?)
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73 - add call-conv-mode-support for rbdc through signature
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75 manual:
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76 -------
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77 - finish tex4ht manual generation (use \ifhtml and \ifnhtml, ...)
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78 - provide more examples on how to use dyncall, dynload and dyncallback
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79 * e.g. enhance manual with a couple of examples (e.g. calling MessageBoxA on windows, etc.)
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80 - manuals for bindings (as stated in bindings-section, above)
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82 urgent issues:
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84 - finish SPARC/SPARC64 calling conventions in doc's callconv-appendix !!!
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85 - Haiku/gmake build doesn't build dynload due to the fact, that elf.h is not found
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86 on default installations (one has to install the system headers)
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87 * add to doc
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88 - Solaris/gmake build doesn't build dynload and tests anymore (maybe not even dyncallback)
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89 - test arm32/ATPCS/THUMB (and then change Status in doc Appendix)
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90 - look over code and fix TODO or @@@ marks
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91 - add ppc-support to doc (both, 32 and 64, as well as little and big endian remarks)
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93 nice to have:
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94 -------------
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95 - update: microsoft visual c++ build files - integrate all test suites in solution file
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96 - consistency: on x64 platforms: make both ABIs available ('win64','sysv') for all x64 OS ports
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97 - microsoft build enhancement: autodetect assembly via C preprocessor (like with .S gcc files)
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98 - test/thunk: some platforms do not allow for allocation of executable code on heap and stack --
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99 currently this test will crash, maybe we should collect information which platforms allow and which not.
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101 bugs:
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102 -----
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103 - callbacks on ppc32 only work on linux and apple (osx abi), but not BSD
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104 - vararg function calls don't work for ARM THUMB mode (Daniel's new interface for modesetting for varag
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105 args should be used); adapt test/ellipsis and/or retest
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106
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107 missing implementations (descending priority):
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108 ----------------------------------------------
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109 - riscv
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110 - itanium
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111 - 68k, 88k, 6502, etc.
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112 - alpha
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113 - superh
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114 - cell
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115 - blackfin
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116 - z80
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117 - hppa
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118 - vax
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119 - atmel avr
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120 - propeller
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121 - amd29k
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122 - arc
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123 - seaforth
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125 available exotic hardware for outstanding ports:
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126 ------------------------------------------------
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127 - 68k: Tassilo's old Palm m100 (MC68EZ328 (16MHz))
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128 - sh4: Tassilo's Dreamcast
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129 - sigmatel stmp3550b: Daniel's iPod Nano
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