[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 80751] New: Windows IDL files should use generic pointers for Windows Handles

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80751

           Summary: Windows IDL files should use generic pointers for
                    Windows Handles
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows 7
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: WebKit API
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: ashodnakashian at yahoo.com


Due to the nature of Windows Handles which are opaque COM interfaces that use them force TLB files to use _RemotableHandle structures to wrap these platform-specific Handles. This is a nuance to deal with as they defeat the cross-language advantages of COM by forcing users to wrap around each interface member that has a _RemotableHandle.

The solution is simple: there are compile-time directives that replace _RemotableHandles with integral types. Once such a directive is used all Handles becomes integer types as wide as the target machine word.

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