Added the alias manager too. The interface isn't perfect yet: the alias

manager doesn't always have the alias as the first argument, so things
become functions in stead of methods.

Mac/Lib/Carbon/Alias.py

+from _Alias import *

Mac/Lib/Carbon/Aliases.py

+# Generated from 'Aliases.h'
+
+def FOUR_CHAR_CODE(x): return x
+true = True
+false = False
+rAliasType = FOUR_CHAR_CODE('alis') 
+kARMMountVol = 0x00000001
+kARMNoUI = 0x00000002
+kARMMultVols = 0x00000008
+kARMSearch = 0x00000100
+kARMSearchMore = 0x00000200
+kARMSearchRelFirst = 0x00000400 
+asiZoneName = -3
+asiServerName = -2
+asiVolumeName = -1
+asiAliasName = 0
+asiParentName = 1     
+kResolveAliasFileNoUI = 0x00000001 

Mac/Modules/alias/aliasscan.py

+# Scan an Apple header file, generating a Python file of generator calls.
+
+import sys
+import os
+from bgenlocations import TOOLBOXDIR, BGENDIR
+sys.path.append(BGENDIR)
+from scantools import Scanner_OSX
+
+LONG = "Aliases"
+SHORT = "alias"
+OBJECT = "AliasHandle"
+
+def main():
+	input = LONG + ".h"
+	output = SHORT + "gen.py"
+	defsoutput = TOOLBOXDIR + LONG + ".py"
+	scanner = MyScanner(input, output, defsoutput)
+	scanner.scan()
+	scanner.close()
+	scanner.gentypetest(SHORT+"typetest.py")
+	print "=== Testing definitions output code ==="
+	execfile(defsoutput, {}, {})
+	print "=== Done scanning and generating, now importing the generated code... ==="
+	exec "import " + SHORT + "support"
+	print "=== Done.  It's up to you to compile it now! ==="
+
+class MyScanner(Scanner_OSX):
+
+	def destination(self, type, name, arglist):
+		classname = "Function"
+		listname = "functions"
+		if arglist:
+			t, n, m = arglist[0]
+			# This is non-functional today
+			if t == OBJECT and m == "InMode":
+				classname = "Method"
+				listname = "methods"
+		return classname, listname
+
+	def makeblacklistnames(self):
+		return [
+			# Constants with incompatible definitions
+			
+			]
+
+	def makeblacklisttypes(self):
+		return [
+			"AliasFilterProcPtr",
+			"AliasFilterUPP",
+			"CInfoPBPtr",
+			]
+
+	def makerepairinstructions(self):
+		return [
+		([('Str63', 'theString', 'InMode')],
+		 [('Str63', 'theString', 'OutMode')]),
+		 
+		([('short', 'fullPathLength', 'InMode'),
+		  ('void_ptr', 'fullPath', 'InMode')],
+		 [('FullPathName', 'fullPath', 'InMode')]),
+
+		]
+		
+   
+	def writeinitialdefs(self):
+		self.defsfile.write("def FOUR_CHAR_CODE(x): return x\n")
+		self.defsfile.write("true = True\n")
+		self.defsfile.write("false = False\n")
+			
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	main()

Mac/Modules/alias/aliassupport.py

+# This script generates a Python interface for an Apple Macintosh Manager.
+# It uses the "bgen" package to generate C code.
+# The function specifications are generated by scanning the mamager's header file,
+# using the "scantools" package (customized for this particular manager).
+
+import string
+
+# Declarations that change for each manager
+MACHEADERFILE = 'Aliases.h'		# The Apple header file
+MODNAME = '_Alias'				# The name of the module
+
+# The following is *usually* unchanged but may still require tuning
+MODPREFIX = 'Alias'			# The prefix for module-wide routines
+INPUTFILE = string.lower(MODPREFIX) + 'gen.py' # The file generated by the scanner
+OUTPUTFILE = MODNAME + "module.c"	# The file generated by this program
+
+from macsupport import *
+
+
+# Create the type objects
+		
+class VarReverseInputBufferType(ReverseInputBufferMixin, VarInputBufferType):
+	pass
+	
+FullPathName = VarReverseInputBufferType()
+
+AliasHandle = OpaqueByValueType("AliasHandle", "AliasObj")
+AliasInfoType = Type("AliasInfoType", "h")
+ConstStr31Param = OpaqueArrayType("Str31", "PyMac_BuildStr255", "PyMac_GetStr255")
+ConstStr32Param = OpaqueArrayType("Str32", "PyMac_BuildStr255", "PyMac_GetStr255")
+#FSSpecArrayPtr
+#Ptr
+Str63 = OpaqueArrayType("Str63", "PyMac_BuildStr255", "PyMac_GetStr255")
+#void_ptr
+# class UniCharCountBuffer(InputOnlyType):
+# 	pass
+# 
+# #CatPositionRec
+# ConstStr63Param = OpaqueArrayType("Str63", "PyMac_BuildStr255", "PyMac_GetStr255")
+# FInfo = OpaqueByValueStructType("FInfo", "PyMac_BuildFInfo", "PyMac_GetFInfo")
+# FInfo_ptr = OpaqueType("FInfo", "PyMac_BuildFInfo", "PyMac_GetFInfo")
+# FNMessage = Type("FNMessage", "l")
+# FSAllocationFlags = Type("FSAllocationFlags", "H")
+# #FSCatalogInfo
+# FSCatalogInfoBitmap = Type("FSCatalogInfoBitmap", "l")
+# #FSForkInfo
+# #FSIterator
+# FSIteratorFlags = Type("FSIteratorFlags", "l")
+# #FSVolumeInfo
+# FSVolumeRefNum = Type("FSVolumeRefNum", "h")
+# HFSUniStr255 = OpaqueType("HFSUniStr255", "PyMac_BuildHFSUniStr255", "PyMac_GetHFSUniStr255")
+# SInt64 = Type("SInt64", "L")
+# UInt64 = Type("UInt64", "L")
+# #UInt8_ptr
+# #UniCharCount
+# #char_ptr
+# #void_ptr
+
+
+includestuff = includestuff + """
+#ifdef WITHOUT_FRAMEWORKS
+#include <Files.h>
+#else
+#include <Carbon/Carbon.h>
+#endif
+"""
+
+execfile(string.lower(MODPREFIX) + 'typetest.py')
+
+# From here on it's basically all boiler plate...
+
+# Create the generator groups and link them
+module = MacModule(MODNAME, MODPREFIX, includestuff, finalstuff, initstuff)
+
+class AliasDefinition(GlobalObjectDefinition):
+
+	def outputCheckNewArg(self):
+		Output("if (itself == NULL) return PyMac_Error(resNotFound);")
+		
+	def outputStructMembers(self):
+		GlobalObjectDefinition.outputStructMembers(self)
+		Output("void (*ob_freeit)(%s ptr);", self.itselftype)
+		
+	def outputInitStructMembers(self):
+		GlobalObjectDefinition.outputInitStructMembers(self)
+		Output("it->ob_freeit = NULL;")
+		
+	def outputCleanupStructMembers(self):
+		Output("if (self->ob_freeit && self->ob_itself)")
+		OutLbrace()
+		Output("self->ob_freeit(self->ob_itself);")
+		OutRbrace()
+		Output("self->ob_itself = NULL;")
+
+
+aliasobject = AliasDefinition('Alias', 'AliasObj', 'AliasHandle')
+module.addobject(aliasobject)
+# Create the generator classes used to populate the lists
+Function = OSErrFunctionGenerator
+Method = OSErrMethodGenerator
+
+# Create and populate the lists
+functions = []
+methods = []
+execfile(INPUTFILE)
+
+# Manual generators:
+
+# add the populated lists to the generator groups
+# (in a different wordl the scan program would generate this)
+for f in methods: aliasobject.add(f)
+for f in functions: module.add(f)
+
+# generate output (open the output file as late as possible)
+SetOutputFileName(OUTPUTFILE)
+module.generate()
+

setup.py

@@ -728,6 +728,8 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
                         extra_link_args=['-framework', 'Carbon']) )
                 exts.append( Extension('_AH', ['ah/_AHmodule.c'],
                         extra_link_args=['-framework', 'Carbon']) )
+                exts.append( Extension('_Alias', ['alias/_Aliasmodule.c'],
+                        extra_link_args=['-framework', 'Carbon']) )
                 exts.append( Extension('_App', ['app/_Appmodule.c'],
                         extra_link_args=['-framework', 'Carbon']) )
                 exts.append( Extension('_CarbonEvt', ['carbonevt/_CarbonEvtmodule.c'],