ZT_PACK_RUNE(3)

📦 version 0.3.1, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 zt_pack_rune(3) 💖

okay bestie, so this is a page from the LOCAL manual, and it's literally all about one lil function in libzt. sit down, hydrate, we're doing this 🌸

✨ NAME ✨

zt_pack_rune — pack a character into a variant 💅

🌟 SYNOPSIS 🌟

#include <zt.h>

zt_value
zt_pack_rune(int value, const char *source);

like, that's it. that's the whole vibe check right there 🦋

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

so what does it DO? zt_pack_rune packs a rune, plus the string that describes the expression you evaluated to get that rune, into a variant-like zt_value. two for one, no cap 👑

the source argument is retained by the value — it doesn't get copied or thrown away, it sticks around. and it's typically a constant string literal produced by the preprocessor. iykyk ✨

now, runes. runes are generalized characters. unlike char, they are never negative, and you can think of them as Unicode code points. yes queen, actual unicode, we're cultured here 🌈

🧚 IMPLEMENTATION NOTES 🧚

okay so here's the tea 🍓: zt_pack_rune() compensates for signed negative characters by masking them with 0xFF. that's the whole note. go off, little mask 🎀

💜 RETURN VALUES 💜

the packed value. that's it. she returns the value she packed, as one does 💖

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

(and yes, zt_pack_integer(3) shows up twice and there's a lil missing comma in there — we don't fix the family tree, we just love it as it is 😭💀)

⭐ HISTORY ⭐

zt_pack_rune first appeared in libzt 0.1. a true original. main character from day one 👑

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Zygmunt Krynicki <me@zygoon.pl> — thank you for your service, king 🫡💖

this iconic lil page comes from libzt 0.3.1, dated January 12, 2020, and it lives in the LOCAL manual. mwah, stay hydrated, and go pack some runes bestie 💅✨🦋🌸

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