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+
+USING: io io.encodings.ascii io.files io.files.temp io.launcher
+ locals math.parser sequences sequences.deep
+ help.syntax
+ easy-help ;
+
+IN: size-of
+
+! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+
+Word: size-of
+
+Values:
+
+ HEADERS sequence : List of header files
+ TYPE string : A C type
+ n integer : Size in number of bytes ..
+
+Description:
+
+ Use 'size-of' to find out the size in bytes of a C type.
+
+ The 'headers' argument is a list of header files to use. You may
+ pass 'f' to only use 'stdio.h'. ..
+
+Example:
+
+ ! Find the size of 'int'
+
+ f "int" size-of . ..
+
+Example:
+
+ ! Find the size of the 'XAnyEvent' struct from Xlib.h
+
+ { "X11/Xlib.h" } "XAnyEvent" size-of . ..
+
+;
+
+! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+
+:: size-of ( HEADERS TYPE -- n )
+
+ [let | C-FILE [ "size-of.c" temp-file ]
+ EXE-FILE [ "size-of" temp-file ]
+ INCLUDES [ HEADERS [| FILE | { "#include <" FILE ">" } concat ] map ] |
+
+ {
+ "#include <stdio.h>"
+ INCLUDES
+ "main() { printf( \"%i\" , sizeof( " TYPE " ) ) ; }"
+ }
+
+ flatten C-FILE ascii set-file-lines
+
+ { "gcc" C-FILE "-o" EXE-FILE } try-process
+
+ EXE-FILE ascii <process-reader> contents string>number ] ;
+
+! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+