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From: gwyn@brl-smoke.UUCP
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Subject: Re: How big is a (??? *)
Message-ID: <5897@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 28-May-87 00:05:34 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 28 00:05:34 1987
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In article <1217@cullvax.UUCP> drw@cullvax.UUCP (Dale Worley) writes:
>Now, cast everything to and from 'handle' -- by ANSI C, casting a
>pointer to char * and back is guaranteed to not screw up.

Use (void *) if you got `em.

By the way, some people would prefer to reserve the name "handle" for
a fixed pointer to a dynamic pointer.  This technique is used, for
example, in the Apple IIGS to permit substitution of RAM patches for ROM
routines, to support dynamic load segments, and other similar purposes.