Hi Rich, On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 17:33 +0000, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: > +#define virConfNew() (_virConfNew()) I wouldn't bother doing this, it just adds confusion - e.g. it helps to know that the symbol is private from the calling site too, so just use _virConfNew() everywhere ... Also suggest surrounding everything with: #ifdef LIBVIRT_PRIVATE_API_DO_NOT_USE in src/conf.h (even though it's not installed) so that people have no excuse if they use this ... Cheers, Mark.