[MacRuby-devel] CFRange (Boxed) elements not accessible

[Paul Howson]

On 31/05/2010, at 6:12 PM, Laurent Sansonetti wrote:

>> Any other suggestions for getting around this bug?
> 
> It is possible to fix the problem by manually editing the file.
> 
> /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/CoreText.framework/Resources/BridgeSupport/CoreText.bridgesupport
> 
> Then, locate the description of CTLineGetStringRange. It should be something like:
> 
> <function name='CTLineGetStringRange'>
> <arg type='^{__CTLine=}'/>
> <retval type64='{?=qq}' type='{?=ii}'/>
> </function>
> 
> And replace with:
> 
> <function name='CTLineGetStringRange'>
> <arg type='^{__CTLine=}'/>
> <retval type64='{_CFRange=qq}' type='{_CFRange=ii}'/>
> </function>
> 
> I understand that editing the file manually is probably not an option if you intend to ship the project later, but I think we can add a fix in trunk to expose the fields. We can maybe find another workaround if needed.

Editing the file fixed the problem. By the time I'm ready to ship something, these changes will have percolated through the system I'm sure.

Thanks,
Paul.