[vorbis-dev] vorbisfile API ickiness

[Monty]

> The problem with this is that some anonymous struct type is
> being created, and then aliased to OggVorbis_File... but
> the fact that the base type is anonymous prevents me from
> forward declaring OggVorbis_File like I want to (another
> stupidity of C++).  

Really?  How evil.  I didn't know C++ was limited this way... are you
sure (it should be a perfect superset of ANSI C, but I suspect I'm
being naieve)

> However, if it were defined like this, everything would work
> great:
> 
>     struct OggVorbis_File { 
>         // ... blah blah blah, more stuff
>     };
> 
> Is there a problem with this?  It has been forever since
> I programmed in C but I see in my ANSI version of the K&R book
> that it is legal.  Is it not legal in K&R C or something?

No, there is actually no reason not to do this.  (actually typedef
struct OggVorbis_File{...) 

I'll make the change.

Monty

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