Re: parsing and generating binary data

[sen_ml at eccosys dot com]

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ttn> this sounds like a generally useful feature.

;-)

ttn> i think the most constructive reply would be to urge you to write
ttn> pack/unpack for guile if your search returns nil.  then, name it
ttn> something like (ice-9 pack) and contribute the code.  this can all be
ttn> done in guile scheme, which would help you aclimatize as a bonus.

if my search does turn up nil, i would like to contribute code.  i've
got a backlog writing a piece of elisp code at the moment, but
hopefully i'll be done w/ that soon.

i would appreciate tips and pointers to low-level functions that might
be useful in implementation.

thanks.