Fix failing Time-Piece tests on Win32

[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / handy.h

diff --git a/handy.h b/handy.h
index e82a644..9e8f50a 100644 (file)
--- a/handy.h
+++ b/handy.h
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ Null SV pointer. (No longer available when C<PERL_CORE> is defined.)
 #define TRUE (1)
 #define FALSE (0)
 
+/* The MUTABLE_*() macros cast pointers to the types shown, in such a way
+ * (compiler permitting) that casting away const-ness will give a warning;
+ * e.g.:
+ *
+ * const SV *sv = ...;
+ * AV *av1 = (AV*)sv;        <== BAD:  the const has been silently cast away
+ * AV *av2 = MUTABLE_AV(sv); <== GOOD: it may warn
+ */
+
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(PERL_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS_FORBIDDEN)
 #  define MUTABLE_PTR(p) ({ void *_p = (p); _p; })
 #else
@@ -188,18 +197,15 @@ typedef U64TYPE U64;
 #   endif
 #endif
 
-/* HMB H.Merijn Brand - a placeholder for preparing Configure patches */
-#if defined(HAS_PSEUDOFORK) && defined(USE_DTRACE)
-#if defined(LOCALTIME_R_NEEDS_TZSET) && defined(HAS_TIMEGM)
-#if defined(GMTIME_MAX) && defined(GMTIME_MIN) && defined(LOCALTIME_MAX) && defined(LOCALTIME_MIN)
-#if defined(HAS_CTIME64) && defined(HAS_LOCALTIME64) && defined(HAS_GMTIME64)
-#if defined(HAS_MKTIME64) && defined(HAS_DIFFTIME64) && defined(HAS_ASCTIME64)
-/* Not (yet) used at top level, but mention them for metaconfig */
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
+/* HMB H.Merijn Brand - a placeholder for preparing Configure patches:
+ * 
+ * USE_DTRACE  HAS_PSEUDOFORK  HAS_TIMEGM      LOCALTIME_R_NEEDS_TZSET 
+ * GMTIME_MAX  GMTIME_MIN      LOCALTIME_MAX   LOCALTIME_MIN
+ * HAS_CTIME64 HAS_LOCALTIME64 HAS_GMTIME64    HAS_DIFFTIME64
+ * HAS_MKTIME64        HAS_ASCTIME64   HAS_GETADDRINFO HAS_GETNAMEINFO
+ * HAS_INETNTOP        HAS_INETPTON
+ * Not (yet) used at top level, but mention them for metaconfig
+ */
 
 /* Mention I8SIZE, U8SIZE, I16SIZE, U16SIZE, I32SIZE, U32SIZE,
    I64SIZE, and U64SIZE here so that metaconfig pulls them in. */
@@ -327,6 +333,8 @@ and omits the hash parameter.
   ((SV **)Perl_hv_common(aTHX_ (hv), NULL, STR_WITH_LEN(key), 0,       \
                         (HV_FETCH_ISSTORE|HV_FETCH_JUST_SV), (val), 0))
 
+#define get_cvs(str, flags)                                    \
+       Perl_get_cvn_flags(aTHX_ STR_WITH_LEN(str), (flags))
 
 /*
 =head1 Miscellaneous Functions