I wrote:
> > I'd prefer to ask for mappings explicitly, e.g. something like this:
> > 
> >    .HLL "Tcl", "tcl_group"
> >    ...
> >    $P0 = new Integer         # really Integer
> >    $P1 = new_mapped Integer  # really TclInteger

Chip wrote:
> Hm.  Why?

Because you don't always want a mapped type. You might really want
an .Integer to pass to a method that can't usefully work with a
TclInteger.

Leo has since stated that the "automatic mapped type" example was in
error, so there's actually no problem.

Regards,
Roger Browne

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