* ./src/misc/variables.c, ./include/variables.h: a few functions for

    in-object variable storage. Unused yet (not even compiled).

include/variables.h

+/*****************************************************************************
+ * variables.h: variables handling
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 VideoLAN
+ * $Id: variables.h,v 1.1 2002/10/11 11:05:52 sam Exp $
+ *
+ * Authors: Samuel Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111, USA.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+/* Variable types - probably very incomplete */
+#define VLC_VAR_BOOL      0x0100
+#define VLC_VAR_INTEGER   0x0200
+#define VLC_VAR_STRING    0x0300
+#define VLC_VAR_MODULE    0x0301
+#define VLC_VAR_FILE      0x0302
+#define VLC_VAR_FLOAT     0x0400
+#define VLC_VAR_TIME      0x0500
+#define VLC_VAR_ADDRESS   0x0600
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * vlc_value_t is the common union for variable values; variable_t is the
+ * structure describing a variable. 
+ *****************************************************************************/
+struct variable_t
+{
+    u32          i_hash;
+    char *       psz_name;
+
+    int          i_type;
+    vlc_value_t  val;
+
+    /* Lots of other things that can be added */
+    vlc_bool_t   b_set;
+    vlc_bool_t   b_active;
+};
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Prototypes
+ *****************************************************************************/
+VLC_EXPORT( void, __var_Create, ( vlc_object_t *, const char *, int ) );
+VLC_EXPORT( void, __var_Destroy, ( vlc_object_t *, const char * ) );
+
+VLC_EXPORT( int, __var_Set, ( vlc_object_t *, const char *, vlc_value_t ) );
+VLC_EXPORT( int, __var_Get, ( vlc_object_t *, const char *, vlc_value_t * ) );
+
+#define var_Create(a,b,c) \
+    __var_Create( VLC_OBJECT(a), b, c )
+
+#define var_Destroy(a,b) \
+    __var_Destroy( VLC_OBJECT(a), b )
+
+#define var_Set(a,b,c) \
+    __var_Set( VLC_OBJECT(a), b, c )
+
+#define var_Get(a,b,c) \
+    __var_Get( VLC_OBJECT(a), b, c )
+