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#31

Beginner questions / Re: Read PDF text with PDFio

Last post by jos - January 03, 2026, 03:50:45 PM

Many thanks for your help,
Unfortunately I haven't gotten it to work despite your suggestions and your file? However, I feel that I have come a little further. Think I've localized a problem in my zlib.h?
Don't know if it's my version or how I placed it but I'll continue.

I keep going and it's a lot of trial and error.

In summary, it feels like pragmas for different settings are something you need to learn.
What is POSIX and when is it used?

#32

General discussions / Re: smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/...

Last post by Michele - January 02, 2026, 09:19:49 AM

I guess Christian, our forum administrator can attach Pelles C v13 to the Downloads section.

It would be excellent if Mr Pelle himself manage a section of this forum with the releases.
That would finally clarify that PEllesC is live and developing. 

#33

General discussions / Re: smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/...

Last post by Vortex - January 01, 2026, 08:52:24 PM

I guess Christian, our forum administrator can attach Pelles C v13 to the Downloads section.

[&& !__POCC__]

#34

Beginner questions / Re: Read PDF text with PDFio

Last post by TimoVJL - January 01, 2026, 06:44:26 PM

compile project as __cdecl

in pdfio.h and ? add guard && !__POCC__ to headers

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#  if _WIN32 && !__POCC__
typedef __int64 ssize_t;        // POSIX type not present on Windows @private@
#  endif // _WIN32

to ttf.c add guard

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#ifndef __POCC__
typedef __int64 ssize_t;        // POSIX type not present on Windows... @private@
#endif

pdfio-content.c at line 405 add cast (const double (*)[3])

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  // Now that we have the white point and matrix, use those to make the color array...
  return (pdfioArrayCreateColorFromMatrix(pdf, num_colors, gamma, (const double (*)[3])matrix, white_point));
in project define

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_mkgmtime=timegm
a test project for dll isn't verified

[But what is POSIX-compliant]

#35

Beginner questions / Read PDF text with PDFio

Last post by jos - January 01, 2026, 04:22:38 PM

New year new opportunities!

Found PDF-lib in https://www.msweet.org/pdfio/

Want to be able to read text from a PDF. Have tried lots of settings and options without success. It says it should work with C99? But what is POSIX-compliant?

Can someone give me a push in the right direction to move forward on how and try to get it working.

Thanks in advance

#36

General discussions / Re: smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/...

Last post by Michele - January 01, 2026, 11:18:29 AM

Hello,

Did you visit the Downloads section of the forum?

https://forum.pellesc.de/index.php?board=26.0

Yes, but don't you think that a link to wayback machine for the last release is alarming? 
Would be so unacceptable to host PellesC Releases on this board?

#37

General discussions / Re: smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/...

Last post by Vortex - January 01, 2026, 11:00:32 AM

Hello,

Did you visit the Downloads section of the forum?

https://forum.pellesc.de/index.php?board=26.0

#38

General discussions / Re: smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/...

Last post by alderman2 - December 31, 2025, 10:38:27 PM

Agree with you!
I really hope that Pelle can continue to develop his tool or hand it over to someone else, why not to this group?

#39

General discussions / Re: smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/...

Last post by Michele - December 31, 2025, 12:30:33 AM

Hi alderman2,

Pelle is continuing the development of the Pelles C toolset. We must keep in mind that maintaining Pelles C is not an easy job and Pelle needs time.

I agree with you, but there's still a problem.
If there's no official website for the tool, people will assume it's abandonware anyway. Furthermore, no new users will join the community. Who would surf the web to find a copy of the tool without developing negative feelings about it? What antivirus or software site would review it? And who would even download a virtually unknown tool onto their system?
In my opinion, this forum could be the "official" site, also hosting the tool's download.
That way, it would regain its reputation.

#40

General discussions / Re: smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/...

Last post by Vortex - December 30, 2025, 09:57:28 PM

Hi alderman2,

Pelle is continuing the development of the Pelles C toolset. We must keep in mind that maintaining Pelles C is not an easy job and Pelle needs time.