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Re: printed representation -> C string


Hi Robert,

If I understand what you are saying, you might want to use the
function gh_symbol2newstr().  You will find it documented in the Guile
reference manual, as part of the gh_ interface.

Here's the entry for gh_symbol2newstr from guile-ref.info:

 - Function: char *gh_symbol2newstr (SCM SYM, int *LENP)
     Takes a Scheme symbol and returns a string of the form
     `"'symbol-name"'.  If LENP is non-null, the string's length is
     returned in `*LENP'.

     This function uses malloc to obtain storage for the returned
     string; the caller is responsible for freeing it.