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Outpost 2 extension module loader
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Op2Memory `size_t` updates #258

Closed DanRStevens closed 5 years ago

DanRStevens commented 5 years ago

This closes #257.

DanRStevens commented 5 years ago

The values represent memory addresses. Early on, I decided to use pointer syntax because of that. As the exact type of data was unknown and often didn't even matter, I went with void*. I didn't really know about std::size_t at the time, or at least didn't like it because I thought the name was awful. However, a std::size_t is defined to be able to span the memory space. Hence it is effectively able to hold memory addresses. It is also untyped, in the sense that it represents a memory address as a numerical value, without regard for the type at that address. It works directly on the address, not on what is being addressed. This turns out to be a much closer fit to how the code works. It manipulates addresses more so that what is at those addresses.