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+/*
+ * common.cpp -- Blackmagic Design DeckLink common functions
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Dan Dennedy <dan@dennedy.org>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with consumer library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#ifdef __DARWIN__
+
+char* getCString( DLString aDLString )
+{
+ char* CString = (char*) malloc( 64 );
+ CFStringGetCString( aDLString, CString, 64, kCFStringEncodingMacRoman );
+ return CString;
+}
+
+void freeCString( char* aCString )
+{
+ if ( aCString ) free( aCString );
+}
+
+void freeDLString( DLString aDLString )
+{
+ if ( aDLString ) CFRelease( aDLString );
+}
+
+#else
+
+char* getCString( DLString aDLString )
+{
+ return aDLString? (char*) aDLString : NULL;
+}
+
+void freeCString( char* aCString )
+{
+}
+
+void freeDLString( DLString aDLString )
+{
+ if ( aDLString ) free( (void*) aDLString );
+}
+
+#endif
+