From 6932a7a142b77508d0e93a365d91f8eb22ee2ab6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Ledda <dan.j.ledda@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2026 23:01:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] remove static aliases, some list helpers

---
 core.c | 18 +++++++++---------
 core.h | 20 +++++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core.c b/core.c
index ff4f378..6d2b071 100644
--- a/core.c
+++ b/core.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ bool strContains(string str, string search) {
 }
 
 string NUMERIC_CHARS = s("0123456789");
-inline function bool isNumeric(char c) {
+inline static bool isNumeric(char c) {
     return strContainsChar(NUMERIC_CHARS, c);
 }
 
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ Timestamp timestampFromUnixTime(UnixTimestamp *unixTimestamp) {
 }
 
 string formatTimeHmsUnix(Arena *arena, UnixTimestamp time) {
-    local_persist const string format = s("HH-MM-SS");
+    static const string format = s("HH-MM-SS");
     string buf = PushString(arena, format.length);
     struct tm *timestamp = gmtime((time_t *)&time);
     strftime(buf.str, buf.length + 1, "%T", timestamp);
@@ -360,14 +360,14 @@ string formatTimeHmsUnix(Arena *arena, UnixTimestamp time) {
 }
 
 string formatTimeHms(Arena *arena, Timestamp *time) {
-    local_persist const string format = s("HH-MM-SS");
+    static const string format = s("HH-MM-SS");
     string buf = PushString(arena, format.length);
     strftime(buf.str, buf.length + 1, "%T", (struct tm *)time);
     return buf;
 }
 
 string formatTimeYmdUnix(Arena *arena, UnixTimestamp time) {
-    local_persist const string format = s("YYYY-mm-dd");
+    static const string format = s("YYYY-mm-dd");
     string buf = PushString(arena, format.length);
     struct tm *timestamp = gmtime((time_t *)&time);
     strftime(buf.str, buf.length + 1, "%Y-%m-%d", timestamp);
@@ -375,34 +375,34 @@ string formatTimeYmdUnix(Arena *arena, UnixTimestamp time) {
 }
 
 string formatTimeYmd(Arena *arena, Timestamp *time) {
-    local_persist const string format = s("YYYY-mm-dd");
+    static const string format = s("YYYY-mm-dd");
     string buf = PushString(arena, format.length);
     strftime(buf.str, buf.length + 1, "%Y-%m-%d", (struct tm *)time);
     return buf;
 }
 
-function void printStderr(const char *fmt, ...) {
+static void printStderr(const char *fmt, ...) {
     va_list argList;
     va_start(argList, fmt);
     os_print(StdStream_stdout, fmt, argList);
     va_end(argList);
 }
 
-function void printlnStderr(const char *fmt, ...) {
+static void printlnStderr(const char *fmt, ...) {
     va_list argList;
     va_start(argList, fmt);
     os_println(StdStream_stdout, fmt, argList);
     va_end(argList);
 }
 
-function void printStdout(const char *fmt, ...) {
+static void printStdout(const char *fmt, ...) {
     va_list argList;
     va_start(argList, fmt);
     os_print(StdStream_stdout, fmt, argList);
     va_end(argList);
 }
 
-function void printlnStdout(const char *fmt, ...) {
+static void printlnStdout(const char *fmt, ...) {
     va_list argList;
     va_start(argList, fmt);
     os_println(StdStream_stdout, fmt, argList);
diff --git a/core.h b/core.h
index 1dbf644..fc903d6 100644
--- a/core.h
+++ b/core.h
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 #define Assert(expression)
 #endif
 
-#define function static
-#define global static
-#define local_persist static
 #define Forever for (;;)
 
 #define DeferLoop(begin_stmnt, end_stmnt) for(int __defer_i = ((begin_stmnt), 0); __defer_i < 1; (++__defer_i, (end_stmnt)))
@@ -91,7 +88,7 @@ union Vec2 {
     };
     real32 vec[2];
 };
-inline function Vec2 vec2(real32 x, real32 y) {
+inline Vec2 vec2(real32 x, real32 y) {
     Vec2 result = {0};
     result.x = x;
     result.y = y;
@@ -107,7 +104,7 @@ union Vec3 {
     };
     real32 vec[3];
 };
-inline function Vec3 vec3(real32 x, real32 y, real32 z) {
+inline Vec3 vec3(real32 x, real32 y, real32 z) {
     Vec3 result = {0};
     result.x = x;
     result.y = y;
@@ -131,7 +128,7 @@ union Vec4 {
     };
     real32 vec[4];
 };
-inline function Vec4 vec4(real32 x, real32 y, real32 z, real32 w) {
+inline Vec4 vec4(real32 x, real32 y, real32 z, real32 w) {
     Vec4 result = {0};
     result.x = x;
     result.y = y;
@@ -169,11 +166,11 @@ void *__listcopyhelper__;
     if ((list).length < (list).capacity) { \
         (list).data[(list).length++] = (element); \
     }
-#define ZeroListFull(list) memset((list)->data, 0, (list)->length * sizeof((list)->data[0]))
-#define ZeroList(list) (list)->length = 0; \
-    memset((list)->data, 0, (list)->length * sizeof((list)->data[0]))
-/** 1 indicates last element, 2 second last, etc. */
-#define ListGetFromEnd(list, count) ((list).data[(list).length - (count)])
+
+
+#define ZeroList(list) /** Keeps the list's length and sets all memory to 0 */ memset((list).data, 0, (list).length * sizeof((list).data[0]))
+#define ClearList(list) /** Clears the list by setting all memory and the length to 0 */ (list).length = 0; memset((list).data, 0, (list).length * sizeof((list).data[0]))
+#define ListGetFromEnd(list, count) /** 1 indicates last element, 2 second last, etc. */ ((list).data[(list).length - (count)])
 #define ListLast(list) ListGetFromEnd(list, 1)
 
 inline VoidList __cloneList(Arena *arena, VoidList list, size_t underlyingSize) {
@@ -339,6 +336,7 @@ extern void (*println)(const char *fmt, ...);
 #define EachIn(list, it) size_t it = 0; it < (list).length; it++
 #define EachEl(list, type, element) type *element = (list).data; element < (list).data + (list).length; element += 1
 #define EachInReversed(list, it) size_t it = (list).length - 1; it >= 0 && it < (list).length; it--
+#define EachElReversed(list, type, element) type *element = (list).data + (list).length - 1; element >= (list).data; element -= 1
 #define EachInArray(arr, it)  size_t it = 0; it < ArrayCount(arr); ++it
 
 // ### Misc ###