Re: Can't pass a struct by value to LuaJIT FFI varargs function?

[Enrico Colombini <erix@...>]

On 25/01/2011 0.47, Mike Pall wrote:
> 1. On x86, you can pass the components of the struct to simulate
> pass-by-value, i.e.:
>
>   ffi.C.objc_msgSend(r, s,   0, 0, 32, 32,   a, b)
>
> This doesn't work on x64 because of the crazy rules for passing
> structs by value in the x64 ABI.

Notes like this, and many others you posted here, will be invaluable in 
the documentation/FAQ.

(that's another way to say: we know you're overworked, but please try to 
collect them for inclusion in the docs, if you can)

--
  Enrico