From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 12:04:47 -0800, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:   
      
   > struct object_prv_vtable {   
   >    int (*fp_destroy) (void* const);   
   > };   
   >   
   > ...   
   >   
   >    (mp_self)->vtable->object.fp_destroy((mp_self)) \   
      
   which is easier to write than   
      
       (*(mp_self)->vtable->object.fp_destroy)((mp_self))   
      
   , don’t you think? (And similarly for other cases in that code.)   
      
   Look on it as a fudge allowed by C to get around the awkwardness of   
   its inside-out type definitions ...   
      
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