keycodes::key-max not exported

[philomelus]

I am having to use (foreign-enum-value 'al::keycodes :key-max) to access the maximum key code value. I cannot find a way to access the other keys without using foreign-enum-value either. There are #:key-... exports, but I cannot find them actually anywhere, even from within the :cl-liballegro package.

If using foreign-enum-value is the correct way to access the #:key-... and #:key-max, then feel free to mark this closed as a misunderstanding, and I'll shadow them locally in my project for easier access (and wonder what the #:key-.. exports actually are).

[lockie]

Why would you need the numeric value of the max key? You can just pass :key-max keyword to the CFFI functions of cl-liballegro to achive the desired effects, e.g. (al:key-down state :key-max); keywords do not have to be exported. To get the actual number you in fact will have to use foreign-enum-value, or just use its actual value 227 😅

[resttime]

Hmmm, I think those exports might been an artifact long time ago when there was both defconstant for the keycodes and defcenum existing at the same time. These constants were defined as key-*. At some point later on I figure that enums were more convenient in practice, removed the constants, and forgot to remove the exports. I'll add add a commit to do that.

Found a really old commit where I renamed those exports before I removed the constants: c344646

[resttime]

Also correct in the sense to just use foreign-enum-value if you'd like to fetch the value

[resttime]

Done in 1d2bda6 should be less confusing now

[resttime]

Slightly tempted to add helper function like this if it makes sense, but it's pretty minor

(defun keycode-value (keycode) (foreign-enum-value 'keycodes keycode))