Fix type usage to use the real C types wherever applicable

rustler/Cargo.toml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ nif_version_2_17 = ["nif_version_2_16", "rustler_sys/nif_version_2_17"]
 [dependencies]
 lazy_static = "1.4"
 rustler_codegen = { path = "../rustler_codegen", version = "0.31.0", optional = true}
-rustler_sys = { path = "../rustler_sys", version = "~2.3.2" }
+rustler_sys = { path = "../rustler_sys", version = "~2.4.0" }
 
 [package.metadata.release]
 

rustler/src/codegen_runtime.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{Encoder, Env, OwnedBinary, Term};
 // Names used by the `rustler::init!` macro or other generated code.
 pub use crate::wrapper::exception::raise_exception;
 pub use crate::wrapper::{
-    c_int, c_void, get_nif_resource_type_init_size, DEF_NIF_ENTRY, DEF_NIF_FUNC,
+    c_char, c_int, c_uint, c_void, get_nif_resource_type_init_size, DEF_NIF_ENTRY, DEF_NIF_FUNC,
     MUTABLE_NIF_RESOURCE_HANDLE, NIF_ENV, NIF_MAJOR_VERSION, NIF_MINOR_VERSION, NIF_TERM,
 };
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl NifReturned {
                 args,
             } => rustler_sys::enif_schedule_nif(
                 env.as_c_arg(),
-                fun_name.as_ptr() as *const u8,
+                fun_name.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
                 flags as i32,
                 fun,
                 args.len() as i32,

rustler/src/export.rs

@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ macro_rules! rustler_export_nifs {
             let entry = $crate::codegen_runtime::DEF_NIF_ENTRY {
                 major: $crate::codegen_runtime::NIF_MAJOR_VERSION,
                 minor: $crate::codegen_runtime::NIF_MINOR_VERSION,
-                name: concat!($name, "\x00") as *const str as *const u8,
+                name: concat!($name, "\x00") as *const str as *const $crate::codegen_runtime::c_char,
                 num_of_funcs: FUN_ENTRIES.len() as $crate::codegen_runtime::c_int,
                 funcs: FUN_ENTRIES.as_ptr(),
                 load: Some(nif_load),
                 reload: None,
                 upgrade: None,
                 unload: None,
-                vm_variant: b"beam.vanilla\x00".as_ptr(),
+                vm_variant: b"beam.vanilla\x00".as_ptr() as *const $crate::codegen_runtime::c_char,
                 options: 0,
                 sizeof_ErlNifResourceTypeInit: $crate::codegen_runtime::get_nif_resource_type_init_size(),
             };
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ macro_rules! rustler_export_nifs {
     };
     (internal_item_init, ($nif_name:expr, $nif_arity:expr, $nif_fun:path, $nif_flag:expr)) => {
         $crate::codegen_runtime::DEF_NIF_FUNC {
-            name: concat!($nif_name, "\x00") as *const str as *const u8,
+            name: concat!($nif_name, "\x00") as *const str as *const $crate::codegen_runtime::c_char,
             arity: $nif_arity,
             function: {
                 extern "C" fn nif_func(

rustler/src/nif.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use crate::codegen_runtime::{c_int, DEF_NIF_FUNC, NIF_ENV, NIF_TERM};
+use crate::codegen_runtime::{c_char, c_int, c_uint, DEF_NIF_FUNC, NIF_ENV, NIF_TERM};
 
 pub trait Nif {
-    const NAME: *const u8;
-    const ARITY: u32;
-    const FLAGS: u32;
+    const NAME: *const c_char;
+    const ARITY: c_uint;
+    const FLAGS: c_uint;
     const FUNC: DEF_NIF_FUNC;
     const RAW_FUNC: unsafe extern "C" fn(
         nif_env: NIF_ENV,

rustler/src/wrapper.rs

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub use rustler_sys::{
     ERL_NIF_THR_DIRTY_IO_SCHEDULER, ERL_NIF_THR_NORMAL_SCHEDULER, ERL_NIF_THR_UNDEFINED,
 };
 
-pub use std::os::raw::{c_double, c_int, c_uchar, c_uint, c_void};
+pub use rustler_sys::{c_char, c_double, c_int, c_uchar, c_uint, c_void};
 pub type size_t = usize;
 
 pub type NIF_ENV = *mut rustler_sys::ErlNifEnv;

rustler/src/wrapper/atom.rs

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-use crate::wrapper::{c_uint, NIF_ENV, NIF_TERM};
+use crate::wrapper::{c_char, c_uint, NIF_ENV, NIF_TERM};
 use crate::Error;
 use rustler_sys::ErlNifCharEncoding::ERL_NIF_LATIN1;
 
 pub unsafe fn make_atom(env: NIF_ENV, name: &[u8]) -> NIF_TERM {
-    rustler_sys::enif_make_atom_len(env, name.as_ptr(), name.len())
+    rustler_sys::enif_make_atom_len(env, name.as_ptr() as *const c_char, name.len())
 }
 
 pub unsafe fn make_existing_atom(env: NIF_ENV, name: &[u8]) -> Option<NIF_TERM> {
     let mut atom_out: NIF_TERM = 0;
     let success = rustler_sys::enif_make_existing_atom_len(
         env,
-        name.as_ptr(),
+        name.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
         name.len(),
         &mut atom_out as *mut NIF_TERM,
         ERL_NIF_LATIN1,

rustler/src/wrapper/resource.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::wrapper::{
     NifResourceDtor, NifResourceFlags, NIF_ENV, NIF_RESOURCE_HANDLE, NIF_RESOURCE_TYPE, NIF_TERM,
 };
 
+use rustler_sys::c_char;
 pub use rustler_sys::{
     enif_alloc_resource as alloc_resource, enif_keep_resource as keep_resource,
     enif_make_resource as make_resource, enif_release_resource as release_resource,
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ pub unsafe fn open_resource_type(
     assert_eq!(name.last().cloned(), Some(0u8));
 
     // Currently unused as per erlang nif documentation
-    let module_p: *const u8 = ptr::null();
-    let name_p = name.as_ptr();
+    let module_p: *const c_char = ptr::null();
+    let name_p = name.as_ptr() as *const c_char;
     let res = {
         let mut tried = MaybeUninit::uninit();
         rustler_sys::enif_open_resource_type(env, module_p, name_p, dtor, flags, tried.as_mut_ptr())

rustler_codegen/src/init.rs

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl From<InitMacroInput> for proc_macro2::TokenStream {
             let entry = rustler::codegen_runtime::DEF_NIF_ENTRY {
                 major: rustler::codegen_runtime::NIF_MAJOR_VERSION,
                 minor: rustler::codegen_runtime::NIF_MINOR_VERSION,
-                name: concat!(#name, "\0").as_ptr() as *const u8,
+                name: concat!(#name, "\0").as_ptr() as *const rustler::codegen_runtime::c_char,
                 num_of_funcs: #num_of_funcs as rustler::codegen_runtime::c_int,
                 funcs: [#funcs].as_ptr(),
                 load: {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl From<InitMacroInput> for proc_macro2::TokenStream {
                 reload: None,
                 upgrade: None,
                 unload: None,
-                vm_variant: b"beam.vanilla\0".as_ptr(),
+                vm_variant: b"beam.vanilla\0".as_ptr() as *const rustler::codegen_runtime::c_char,
                 options: 0,
                 sizeof_ErlNifResourceTypeInit: rustler::codegen_runtime::get_nif_resource_type_init_size(),
             };

rustler_codegen/src/nif.rs

@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ pub fn transcoder_decorator(nif_attributes: NifAttributes, fun: syn::ItemFn) ->
         pub struct #name;
 
         impl rustler::Nif for #name {
-            const NAME: *const u8 = concat!(stringify!(#erl_func_name), "\0").as_ptr() as *const u8;
-            const ARITY: u32 = #arity;
-            const FLAGS: u32 = #flags as u32;
+            const NAME: *const rustler::codegen_runtime::c_char = concat!(stringify!(#erl_func_name), "\0").as_ptr() as *const rustler::codegen_runtime::c_char;
+            const ARITY: rustler::codegen_runtime::c_uint = #arity;
+            const FLAGS: rustler::codegen_runtime::c_uint = #flags as rustler::codegen_runtime::c_uint;
             const RAW_FUNC: unsafe extern "C" fn(
                 nif_env: rustler::codegen_runtime::NIF_ENV,
                 argc: rustler::codegen_runtime::c_int,

rustler_sys/Cargo.toml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ name = "rustler_sys"
 # When depending on this crate, you should ALWAYS
 # use a tilde requirements with AT LEAST `~MAJOR.MINOR`.
 # Example: "~2.0"
-version = "2.3.2"
+version = "2.4.0"
 
 authors = ["Daniel Goertzen <daniel.goertzen@gmail.com>"]
 description = "Create Erlang NIF modules in Rust using the C NIF API."

rustler_sys/build.rs

@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ fn build_api(b: &mut dyn ApiBuilder, opts: &GenerateOptions) {
         "enif_is_empty_list",
         "arg1: *mut ErlNifEnv, term: ERL_NIF_TERM",
     );
-    b.func("*const ErlNifResourceType", "enif_open_resource_type", "arg1: *mut ErlNifEnv, module_str: *const c_uchar, name_str: *const c_uchar, dtor: Option<unsafe extern \"C\" fn (arg1: *mut ErlNifEnv, arg2: *mut c_void)>, flags: ErlNifResourceFlags, tried: *mut ErlNifResourceFlags");
+    b.func("*const ErlNifResourceType", "enif_open_resource_type", "arg1: *mut ErlNifEnv, module_str: *const c_char, name_str: *const c_char, dtor: Option<unsafe extern \"C\" fn (arg1: *mut ErlNifEnv, arg2: *mut c_void)>, flags: ErlNifResourceFlags, tried: *mut ErlNifResourceFlags");
     b.func(
         "*mut c_void",
         "enif_alloc_resource",
@@ -557,13 +557,13 @@ fn build_api(b: &mut dyn ApiBuilder, opts: &GenerateOptions) {
     b.func(
         "ERL_NIF_TERM",
         "enif_make_atom_len",
-        "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, name: *const c_uchar, len: size_t",
+        "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, name: *const c_char, len: size_t",
     );
-    b.func("c_int", "enif_make_existing_atom_len", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, name: *const c_uchar, len: size_t, atom: *mut ERL_NIF_TERM, arg1: ErlNifCharEncoding");
+    b.func("c_int", "enif_make_existing_atom_len", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, name: *const c_char, len: size_t, atom: *mut ERL_NIF_TERM, arg1: ErlNifCharEncoding");
     b.func(
         "ERL_NIF_TERM",
         "enif_make_string_len",
-        "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, string: *const c_uchar, len: size_t, arg1: ErlNifCharEncoding",
+        "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, string: *const c_char, len: size_t, arg1: ErlNifCharEncoding",
     );
     b.func("*mut ErlNifEnv", "enif_alloc_env", "");
     b.func("", "enif_free_env", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv");
@@ -633,8 +633,8 @@ fn build_api(b: &mut dyn ApiBuilder, opts: &GenerateOptions) {
         "enif_is_number",
         "arg1: *mut ErlNifEnv, term: ERL_NIF_TERM",
     );
-    b.func("*mut c_void", "enif_dlopen", "lib: *const c_uchar, err_handler: Option<unsafe extern \"C\" fn (arg1: *mut c_void, arg2: *const c_uchar)>, err_arg: *mut c_void");
-    b.func("*mut c_void", "enif_dlsym", "handle: *mut c_void, symbol: *const c_uchar, err_handler: Option<unsafe extern \"C\" fn (arg1: *mut c_void, arg2: *const c_uchar)>, err_arg: *mut c_void");
+    b.func("*mut c_void", "enif_dlopen", "lib: *const c_char, err_handler: Option<unsafe extern \"C\" fn (arg1: *mut c_void, arg2: *const c_char)>, err_arg: *mut c_void");
+    b.func("*mut c_void", "enif_dlsym", "handle: *mut c_void, symbol: *const c_char, err_handler: Option<unsafe extern \"C\" fn (arg1: *mut c_void, arg2: *const c_char)>, err_arg: *mut c_void");
     b.func(
         "c_int",
         "enif_consume_timeslice",
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ fn build_api(b: &mut dyn ApiBuilder, opts: &GenerateOptions) {
         "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, iter: *mut ErlNifMapIterator",
     );
     b.func("c_int", "enif_map_iterator_get_pair", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, iter: *mut ErlNifMapIterator, key: *mut ERL_NIF_TERM, value: *mut ERL_NIF_TERM");
-    b.func("ERL_NIF_TERM", "enif_schedule_nif", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, fun_name: *const c_uchar, flags:c_int, fp: unsafe extern \"C\" fn(env: *mut ErlNifEnv, argc:c_int, argv:*const ERL_NIF_TERM) -> ERL_NIF_TERM, argc:c_int, argv:*const ERL_NIF_TERM");
+    b.func("ERL_NIF_TERM", "enif_schedule_nif", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, fun_name: *const c_char, flags:c_int, fp: unsafe extern \"C\" fn(env: *mut ErlNifEnv, argc:c_int, argv:*const ERL_NIF_TERM) -> ERL_NIF_TERM, argc:c_int, argv:*const ERL_NIF_TERM");
 
     // exception
     b.func(
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ fn build_api(b: &mut dyn ApiBuilder, opts: &GenerateOptions) {
     b.func(
         "c_int",
         "enif_getenv",
-        "key: *const c_uchar, value: *mut c_uchar, value_size: *mut size_t",
+        "key: *const c_char, value: *mut c_char, value_size: *mut size_t",
     );
 
     // time
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ fn build_api(b: &mut dyn ApiBuilder, opts: &GenerateOptions) {
 
     if opts.nif_version >= (2, 12) {
         b.func("c_int",                     "enif_select",               "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, e: ErlNifEvent, flags: ErlNifSelectFlags, obj: *const c_void, pid: *const ErlNifPid, eref: ERL_NIF_TERM");
-        b.func("*const ErlNifResourceType", "enif_open_resource_type_x", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, name_str: *const c_uchar, init: *const ErlNifResourceTypeInit, flags: ErlNifResourceFlags, tried: *mut ErlNifResourceFlags");
+        b.func("*const ErlNifResourceType", "enif_open_resource_type_x", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, name_str: *const c_char, init: *const ErlNifResourceTypeInit, flags: ErlNifResourceFlags, tried: *mut ErlNifResourceFlags");
         b.func("c_int",                     "enif_monitor_process",      "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, obj: *const c_void, pid: *const ErlNifPid, monitor: *mut ErlNifMonitor");
         b.func(
             "c_int",
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ fn build_api(b: &mut dyn ApiBuilder, opts: &GenerateOptions) {
 
     // 2.16 was introduced in OTP 24
     if opts.nif_version >= (2, 16) {
-        b.func("*const ErlNifResourceType", "enif_init_resource_type", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, name_str: *const c_uchar, init: *const ErlNifResourceTypeInit, flags: ErlNifResourceFlags, tried: *mut ErlNifResourceFlags");
+        b.func("*const ErlNifResourceType", "enif_init_resource_type", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, name_str: *const c_char, init: *const ErlNifResourceTypeInit, flags: ErlNifResourceFlags, tried: *mut ErlNifResourceFlags");
         b.func("c_int", "enif_dynamic_resource_call", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, module: ERL_NIF_TERM, name: ERL_NIF_TERM, rsrc: ERL_NIF_TERM, call_data: *const c_void");
     }
 
@@ -874,8 +874,8 @@ fn build_api(b: &mut dyn ApiBuilder, opts: &GenerateOptions) {
             "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, opt: ErlNifOption",
         );
         b.func("c_int", "enif_get_string_length", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, list: ERL_NIF_TERM, len: *mut c_uint, encoding: ErlNifCharEncoding");
-        b.func("c_int", "enif_make_new_atom", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, name: *const c_uchar, atom: *mut ERL_NIF_TERM, encoding: ErlNifCharEncoding");
-        b.func("c_int", "enif_make_new_atom_len", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, name: *const c_uchar, len: size_t, atom: *mut ERL_NIF_TERM, encoding: ErlNifCharEncoding");
+        b.func("c_int", "enif_make_new_atom", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, name: *const c_char, atom: *mut ERL_NIF_TERM, encoding: ErlNifCharEncoding");
+        b.func("c_int", "enif_make_new_atom_len", "env: *mut ErlNifEnv, name: *const c_char, len: size_t, atom: *mut ERL_NIF_TERM, encoding: ErlNifCharEncoding");
     }
 }
 

rustler_sys/src/rustler_sys_api.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #[cfg(windows)]
 use unreachable::UncheckedOptionExt; // unchecked unwrap used in generated Windows code
 
-pub use std::os::raw::{c_char, c_double, c_int, c_long, c_uchar, c_uint, c_ulong, c_void};
+pub use std::ffi::{c_char, c_double, c_int, c_long, c_uchar, c_uint, c_ulong, c_void};
 
 use std::os;
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ unsafe impl Send for ErlNifEnv {}
 // #[allow(missing_copy_implementations)]
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct ErlNifFunc {
-    pub name: *const u8,
+    pub name: *const c_char,
     pub arity: c_uint,
     pub function: unsafe extern "C" fn(
         env: *mut ErlNifEnv,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub struct ErlNifFunc {
 pub struct ErlNifEntry {
     pub major: c_int,
     pub minor: c_int,
-    pub name: *const u8,
+    pub name: *const c_char,
     pub num_of_funcs: c_int,
     pub funcs: *const ErlNifFunc,
     pub load: Option<
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub struct ErlNifEntry {
         ) -> c_int,
     >,
     pub unload: Option<unsafe extern "C" fn(env: *mut ErlNifEnv, priv_data: *mut c_void) -> ()>,
-    pub vm_variant: *const u8,
+    pub vm_variant: *const c_char,
     pub options: c_uint,                      // added in 2.7
     pub sizeof_ErlNifResourceTypeInit: usize, // added in 2.12
 }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub const ERL_NIF_DIRTY_NIF_OPTION: c_uint = 1;
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct ErlNifBinary {
     pub size: size_t,
-    pub data: *mut u8,
+    pub data: *mut c_uchar,
     ref_bin: *mut c_void,
     _spare: [*mut c_void; 2],
 }