>> I'm using map-file-to-memory to map a file in memory and then use >> move-memory! to read/write the contents. However, I was wondering if it >> is possible to random access the memory mapped file? For example, >> read/write only the bytes at position 5 to 10. If I use move-memory! it >> always starts reading/writing from byte 0. > > Right now, the only solution that comes to mind is to use > "memory-mapped-file-pointer" and do really dirty pointer arithmetic (see > "pointer->address" and "address->pointer"). > > Hm... "move-memory!" should probably get an additional argument giving > an offset. > What do you think?
I think that's a good idea, but note that you'll need two additional arguments. One offset for the source and one for the destination. Cheers, Mark _______________________________________________ Chicken-users mailing list Chicken-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/chicken-users
