+ did basic renaming 'string' -> 'bytes'

svn path=/trunk/externals/moocow/; revision=10607

13 files changed, 215 insertions, 464 deletions

diff --git a/pdstring+wchar/configure b/pdstring+wchar/configure
index d9a907c..3a822ed 100755
--- a/pdstring+wchar/configure
+++ b/pdstring+wchar/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for pdstring 0.07.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for pdstring 0.08.
 #
 # Report bugs to <moocow@ling.uni-potsdam.de>.
 #
@@ -574,8 +574,8 @@ SHELL=${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh}
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='pdstring'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='pdstring'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='0.07'
-PACKAGE_STRING='pdstring 0.07'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='0.08'
+PACKAGE_STRING='pdstring 0.08'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='moocow@ling.uni-potsdam.de'
 
 ac_default_prefix=/usr/local
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures pdstring 0.07 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures pdstring 0.08 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of pdstring 0.07:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of pdstring 0.08:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-pdstring configure 0.07
+pdstring configure 0.08
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61
 
 Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by pdstring $as_me 0.07, which was
+It was created by pdstring $as_me 0.08, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -2030,7 +2030,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
  PACKAGE=pdstring
- VERSION=0.07
+ VERSION=0.08
 
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
@@ -3543,7 +3543,7 @@ esac
 
 ##------- PD externals: hack EXEEXT?
 PD_LIB_EXTERNALS="pdstring"
-PD_OBJ_EXTERNALS="any2string string2any"
+PD_OBJ_EXTERNALS="any2bytes bytes2any"
 
 # Check whether --enable-object-externals was given.
 if test "${enable_object_externals+set}" = set; then
@@ -3687,12 +3687,12 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
   DEBUG="yes"
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define ANY2STRING_DEBUG 1
+#define ANY2BYTES_DEBUG 1
 _ACEOF
 
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define STRING2ANY_DEBUG 1
+#define BYTES2ANY_DEBUG 1
 _ACEOF
 
 else
@@ -4198,7 +4198,7 @@ exec 6>&1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by pdstring $as_me 0.07, which was
+This file was extended by pdstring $as_me 0.08, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -4251,7 +4251,7 @@ Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>."
 _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
 ac_cs_version="\\
-pdstring config.status 0.07
+pdstring config.status 0.08
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61,
   with options \\"`echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`\\"
 
diff --git a/pdstring+wchar/configure.ac b/pdstring+wchar/configure.ac
index dcd55c0..30ca59b 100644
--- a/pdstring+wchar/configure.ac
+++ b/pdstring+wchar/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.5)
 
 dnl Some handy macros
 define([THE_PACKAGE_NAME],    [pdstring])
-define([THE_PACKAGE_VERSION], [0.07])
+define([THE_PACKAGE_VERSION], [0.08])
 define([THE_PACKAGE_AUTHOR],  [moocow@ling.uni-potsdam.de])
 
 AC_INIT(THE_PACKAGE_NAME, THE_PACKAGE_VERSION, THE_PACKAGE_AUTHOR)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ esac
 
 ##------- PD externals: hack EXEEXT?
 PD_LIB_EXTERNALS="pdstring"
-PD_OBJ_EXTERNALS="any2string string2any"
+PD_OBJ_EXTERNALS="any2bytes bytes2any"
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(object-externals,
 	AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-object-externals], [Whether to build single-object externals (default=no)]),
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([debug],
 if test "$enable_debug" = "yes" ; then
   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
   DEBUG="yes"
-  AC_DEFINE(ANY2STRING_DEBUG,1,
-	[Define this to include debugging code for the 'string2any' external.])
-  AC_DEFINE(STRING2ANY_DEBUG,1,
-	[Define this to include debugging code for the 'any2string' external.])
+  AC_DEFINE(ANY2BYTES_DEBUG,1,
+	[Define this to include debugging code for the 'bytes2any' external.])
+  AC_DEFINE(BYTES2ANY_DEBUG,1,
+	[Define this to include debugging code for the 'any2bytes' external.])
 else
   AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
   DEBUG="no"
diff --git a/pdstring+wchar/src/Makefile.am b/pdstring+wchar/src/Makefile.am
index 73d1366..69e2efb 100644
--- a/pdstring+wchar/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/pdstring+wchar/src/Makefile.am
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ pdexterns_PROGRAMS = @PD_OBJECT_EXTERNALS@
 ## --- possible externals
 EXTRA_PROGRAMS = \
 	pdstring \
-	any2string \
-	string2any
+	any2bytes \
+	bytes2any
 
 ## --- patches
 pdexterns_DATA =
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ pdexterns_DATA =
 ## --- documentation
 pddoc_DATA = \
 	pdstring-help.pd \
-	any2string-help.pd \
-	string2any-help.pd
+	any2bytes-help.pd \
+	bytes2any-help.pd
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ pddoc_DATA = \
 
 pdstring_SOURCES = pdstring.c mooPdUtils.h
 
-any2string_SOURCES = any2string.c mooPdUtils.h
+any2bytes_SOURCES = any2bytes.c mooPdUtils.h
 
-string2any_SOURCES = string2any.c mooPdUtils.h
+bytes2any_SOURCES = bytes2any.c mooPdUtils.h
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # external compilation : flags
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ AM_CFLAGS   = $(OFLAGS) $(WFLAGS) $(AFLAGS)
 
 pdstring_LDFLAGS = $(LFLAGS)
 
-string2any_LDFLAGS = $(LFLAGS)
+bytes2any_LDFLAGS = $(LFLAGS)
 
-any2string_LDFLAGS = $(LFLAGS)
+any2bytes_LDFLAGS = $(LFLAGS)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Variables: cleanup
diff --git a/pdstring+wchar/src/Makefile.in b/pdstring+wchar/src/Makefile.in
index f454607..5f5b1ae 100644
--- a/pdstring+wchar/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/pdstring+wchar/src/Makefile.in
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
 pdexterns_PROGRAMS = @PD_OBJECT_EXTERNALS@
-EXTRA_PROGRAMS = pdstring$(EXEEXT) any2string$(EXEEXT) \
-	string2any$(EXEEXT)
+EXTRA_PROGRAMS = pdstring$(EXEEXT) any2bytes$(EXEEXT) \
+	bytes2any$(EXEEXT)
 subdir = src
 SUBDIRS =
 DIST_COMMON = $(srcdir)/Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.in \
@@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ am__installdirs = "$(DESTDIR)$(pdexternsdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(pddocdir)" \
 	"$(DESTDIR)$(pdexternsdir)"
 pdexternsPROGRAMS_INSTALL = $(INSTALL_PROGRAM)
 PROGRAMS = $(pdexterns_PROGRAMS)
-am_any2string_OBJECTS = any2string.$(OBJEXT)
-any2string_OBJECTS = $(am_any2string_OBJECTS)
-any2string_LDADD = $(LDADD)
+am_any2bytes_OBJECTS = any2bytes.$(OBJEXT)
+any2bytes_OBJECTS = $(am_any2bytes_OBJECTS)
+any2bytes_LDADD = $(LDADD)
+am_bytes2any_OBJECTS = bytes2any.$(OBJEXT)
+bytes2any_OBJECTS = $(am_bytes2any_OBJECTS)
+bytes2any_LDADD = $(LDADD)
 am_pdstring_OBJECTS = pdstring.$(OBJEXT)
 pdstring_OBJECTS = $(am_pdstring_OBJECTS)
 pdstring_LDADD = $(LDADD)
-am_string2any_OBJECTS = string2any.$(OBJEXT)
-string2any_OBJECTS = $(am_string2any_OBJECTS)
-string2any_LDADD = $(LDADD)
 DEFAULT_INCLUDES = -I. -I$(srcdir) -I.
 depcomp = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/config/depcomp
 am__depfiles_maybe = depfiles
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ COMPILE = $(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
 	$(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
 CCLD = $(CC)
 LINK = $(CCLD) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
-SOURCES = $(any2string_SOURCES) $(pdstring_SOURCES) \
-	$(string2any_SOURCES)
-DIST_SOURCES = $(any2string_SOURCES) $(pdstring_SOURCES) \
-	$(string2any_SOURCES)
+SOURCES = $(any2bytes_SOURCES) $(bytes2any_SOURCES) \
+	$(pdstring_SOURCES)
+DIST_SOURCES = $(any2bytes_SOURCES) $(bytes2any_SOURCES) \
+	$(pdstring_SOURCES)
 RECURSIVE_TARGETS = all-recursive check-recursive dvi-recursive \
 	html-recursive info-recursive install-data-recursive \
 	install-exec-recursive install-info-recursive \
@@ -207,24 +207,24 @@ SUFFIXES = .@PDEXT@
 pdexterns_DATA = 
 pddoc_DATA = \
 	pdstring-help.pd \
-	any2string-help.pd \
-	string2any-help.pd
+	any2bytes-help.pd \
+	bytes2any-help.pd
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # sources
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 pdstring_SOURCES = pdstring.c mooPdUtils.h
-any2string_SOURCES = any2string.c mooPdUtils.h
-string2any_SOURCES = string2any.c mooPdUtils.h
+any2bytes_SOURCES = any2bytes.c mooPdUtils.h
+bytes2any_SOURCES = bytes2any.c mooPdUtils.h
 
 #GLIB_IFLAGS = @GLIB_IFLAGS@
 #GLIB_LFLAGS = @GLIB_LFLAGS@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(IFLAGS) $(GLIB_IFLAGS) $(DFLAGS)
 AM_CFLAGS = $(OFLAGS) $(WFLAGS) $(AFLAGS)
 pdstring_LDFLAGS = $(LFLAGS)
-string2any_LDFLAGS = $(LFLAGS)
-any2string_LDFLAGS = $(LFLAGS)
+bytes2any_LDFLAGS = $(LFLAGS)
+any2bytes_LDFLAGS = $(LFLAGS)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Variables: cleanup
@@ -332,15 +332,15 @@ uninstall-pdexternsPROGRAMS:
 
 clean-pdexternsPROGRAMS:
 	-test -z "$(pdexterns_PROGRAMS)" || rm -f $(pdexterns_PROGRAMS)
-any2string$(EXEEXT): $(any2string_OBJECTS) $(any2string_DEPENDENCIES) 
-	@rm -f any2string$(EXEEXT)
-	$(LINK) $(any2string_LDFLAGS) $(any2string_OBJECTS) $(any2string_LDADD) $(LIBS)
+any2bytes$(EXEEXT): $(any2bytes_OBJECTS) $(any2bytes_DEPENDENCIES) 
+	@rm -f any2bytes$(EXEEXT)
+	$(LINK) $(any2bytes_LDFLAGS) $(any2bytes_OBJECTS) $(any2bytes_LDADD) $(LIBS)
+bytes2any$(EXEEXT): $(bytes2any_OBJECTS) $(bytes2any_DEPENDENCIES) 
+	@rm -f bytes2any$(EXEEXT)
+	$(LINK) $(bytes2any_LDFLAGS) $(bytes2any_OBJECTS) $(bytes2any_LDADD) $(LIBS)
 pdstring$(EXEEXT): $(pdstring_OBJECTS) $(pdstring_DEPENDENCIES) 
 	@rm -f pdstring$(EXEEXT)
 	$(LINK) $(pdstring_LDFLAGS) $(pdstring_OBJECTS) $(pdstring_LDADD) $(LIBS)
-string2any$(EXEEXT): $(string2any_OBJECTS) $(string2any_DEPENDENCIES) 
-	@rm -f string2any$(EXEEXT)
-	$(LINK) $(string2any_LDFLAGS) $(string2any_OBJECTS) $(string2any_LDADD) $(LIBS)
 
 mostlyclean-compile:
 	-rm -f *.$(OBJEXT)
@@ -348,9 +348,9 @@ mostlyclean-compile:
 distclean-compile:
 	-rm -f *.tab.c
 
-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/any2string.Po@am__quote@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/any2bytes.Po@am__quote@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/bytes2any.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/pdstring.Po@am__quote@
-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/string2any.Po@am__quote@
 
 .c.o:
 @am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	if $(COMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF "$(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo" -c -o $@ $<; \
diff --git a/pdstring+wchar/src/any2string-help.pd b/pdstring+wchar/src/any2bytes-help.pd
index 873070c..215a27f 100644
--- a/pdstring+wchar/src/any2string-help.pd
+++ b/pdstring+wchar/src/any2bytes-help.pd
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 #N canvas 90 20 636 478 10;
-#X obj 25 400 print any2string-help;
-#X obj 25 314 any2string 128 -1;
 #X msg 109 197 0;
 #X msg 77 197 -1;
 #X text 19 47 INLETS:;
 #X text 31 61 1 - pd messages;
 #X text 247 49 OUTLETS:;
-#X text 263 63 1 - lists of ASCII-valued floats;
 #X floatatom 44 147 8 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X symbolatom 34 125 10 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X text 189 125 ... no special handling for symbols;
@@ -21,19 +18,23 @@ text buffer). This should get re-allocated when necessary. Specify
 #X text 320 458 Bryan Jurish <moocow@ling.uni-potsdam.de>;
 #X text 19 439 SEE ALSO:;
 #X msg 139 197 42;
-#X text 21 29 SYNTAX: any2string [INITIAL_BUFSIZE [EOS_CHAR]];
 #X text 184 194 The second inlet sets the terminating EOS ("end-of-string")
 character. This value gets implicitly appended to all output lists.
 Specify a negative value here to avoid implicit EOS characters entirely.
 For backwards compatibility \, the default EOS character is 0 (zero).
 ;
-#X text 51 5 any2string : convert pd messages to a list of floats;
 #X text 31 75 2 - EOS character (float);
 #X obj 100 438 pdstring;
-#X connect 1 0 0 0;
-#X connect 2 0 1 1;
-#X connect 3 0 1 1;
-#X connect 8 0 1 0;
-#X connect 9 0 1 0;
-#X connect 13 0 1 0;
-#X connect 18 0 1 1;
+#X obj 25 314 any2bytes 128 -1;
+#X obj 25 400 print any2bytes-help;
+#X text 21 29 SYNTAX: any2bytes [INITIAL_BUFSIZE [EOS_CHAR]];
+#X text 263 63 1 - lists of byte-valued floats;
+#X text 49 5 any2bytes : convert pd messages to a list of byte values
+;
+#X connect 0 0 19 1;
+#X connect 1 0 19 1;
+#X connect 5 0 19 0;
+#X connect 6 0 19 0;
+#X connect 10 0 19 0;
+#X connect 15 0 19 1;
+#X connect 19 0 20 0;
diff --git a/pdstring+wchar/src/any2string.c b/pdstring+wchar/src/any2bytes.c
index deb4b9b..f765f6f 100644
--- a/pdstring+wchar/src/any2string.c
+++ b/pdstring+wchar/src/any2bytes.c
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /* -*- Mode: C -*- */
 /*=============================================================================*\
- * File: any2string.c
+ * File: any2bytes.c
  * Author: Bryan Jurish <moocow@ling.uni-potsdam.de>
  * Description: convert pd messages to strings (dynamic allocation)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2004 - 2009 Bryan Jurish.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2009 Bryan Jurish.
  *
  * For information on usage and redistribution, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL
  * WARRANTIES, see the file "COPYING", in this distribution.
@@ -41,23 +41,23 @@
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
  * DEBUG
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/*#define ANY2STRING_DEBUG 1*/
+/*#define ANY2BYTES_DEBUG 1*/
 
-#ifdef ANY2STRING_DEBUG
+#ifdef ANY2BYTES_DEBUG
 # define A2SDEBUG(x) x
 #else
 # define A2SDEBUG(x)
 #endif
 
-#define ANY2STRING_DEFAULT_BUFLEN 256
+#define ANY2BYTES_DEFAULT_BUFLEN 256
 
 
 /*=====================================================================
- * Structures and Types: any2string
+ * Structures and Types: any2bytes
  *=====================================================================*/
-static t_class *any2string_class;
+static t_class *any2bytes_class;
 
-typedef struct _any2string
+typedef struct _any2bytes
 {
   t_object       x_obj;
   int            x_alloc;
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ typedef struct _any2string
   t_binbuf      *x_binbuf;
   t_inlet       *x_eos_in;
   t_outlet      *x_outlet;
-} t_any2string;
+} t_any2bytes;
 
 
 /*=====================================================================
  * Constants
  *=====================================================================*/
-static char *any2string_banner = "any2string: pdstring version " PACKAGE_VERSION " by Bryan Jurish";
+static char *any2bytes_banner = "any2bytes: pdstring version " PACKAGE_VERSION " by Bryan Jurish";
 
 /*=====================================================================
  * Methods
@@ -83,65 +83,65 @@ static char *any2string_banner = "any2string: pdstring version " PACKAGE_VERSION
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
  * anything
  */
-static void any2string_anything(t_any2string *x, t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
+static void any2bytes_anything(t_any2bytes *x, t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
 {
   t_atom *ap;
   unsigned char *s, *s_max;
   int len;
 
-  A2SDEBUG(post("-------any2string_anything(%p,...)---------", x));
+  A2SDEBUG(post("-------any2bytes_anything(%p,...)---------", x));
 
   /*-- set up binbuf --*/
-  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string[%p]: binbuf_clear()", x));
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2bytes[%p]: binbuf_clear()", x));
   binbuf_clear(x->x_binbuf);
 
   /*-- binbuf_add(): selector --*/
   if (sel != &s_float && sel != &s_list && sel != &s_) {
     t_atom a;
-    A2SDEBUG(post("any2string[%p]: binbuf_add(): selector: '%s'", x, sel->s_name));
+    A2SDEBUG(post("any2bytes[%p]: binbuf_add(): selector: '%s'", x, sel->s_name));
     SETSYMBOL((&a), sel);
     binbuf_add(x->x_binbuf, 1, &a);
   }
-  A2SDEBUG(else { post("any2string[%p]: selector: '%s': IGNORED", x, sel->s_name); });
+  A2SDEBUG(else { post("any2bytes[%p]: selector: '%s': IGNORED", x, sel->s_name); });
 
   /*-- binbuf_add(): arg list --*/
-  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string[%p]: binbuf_add(): arg list", x));
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2bytes[%p]: binbuf_add(): arg list", x));
   binbuf_add(x->x_binbuf, argc, argv);
-  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string[%p]: binbuf_print: ", x));
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2bytes[%p]: binbuf_print: ", x));
   A2SDEBUG(binbuf_print(x->x_binbuf));
 
-  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string[%p]: binbuf_gettext()", x));
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2bytes[%p]: binbuf_gettext()", x));
   binbuf_gettext(x->x_binbuf, &(x->x_text), &len);
-  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string[%p]: binbuf_gettext() = \"%s\" ; len=%d", x, x->x_text, len));
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2bytes[%p]: binbuf_gettext() = \"%s\" ; len=%d", x, x->x_text, len));
   /*text[len] = 0;*/ /*-- ? avoid errors: "free(): invalid next size(fast): 0x..." */
 
   /*-- get output atom-list length --*/
   x->x_argc = len;
   if (x->x_eos >= 0) { x->x_argc++; }
-  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string[%p]: argc=%d", x, x->x_argc));
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2bytes[%p]: argc=%d", x, x->x_argc));
 
   /*-- (re-)allocate (maybe) --*/
   if (x->x_alloc < x->x_argc) {
-    A2SDEBUG(post("any2string[%p]: reallocate(%d->%d)", x, x->x_alloc, x->x_argc));
+    A2SDEBUG(post("any2bytes[%p]: reallocate(%d->%d)", x, x->x_alloc, x->x_argc));
     freebytes(x->x_argv, x->x_alloc*sizeof(t_atom));
     x->x_argv = (t_atom*)getbytes(x->x_argc * sizeof(t_atom));
     x->x_alloc = x->x_argc;
   }
 
   /*-- atom buffer: binbuf text --*/
-  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string[%p]: atom buffer: for {...}", x));
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2bytes[%p]: atom buffer: for {...}", x));
   ap    = x->x_argv;
   s_max = ((unsigned char *)x->x_text)+len;
   for (s=((unsigned char *)x->x_text); s < s_max; s++, ap++) {
-    A2SDEBUG(post("any2string[%p]: atom buffer[%d]: SETFLOAT(a,%d='%c')", x, (ap-x->x_argv), *s, *s));
+    A2SDEBUG(post("any2bytes[%p]: atom buffer[%d]: SETFLOAT(a,%d='%c')", x, (ap-x->x_argv), *s, *s));
     SETFLOAT(ap,*s);
   }
-  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: atom buffer: DONE"));
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2bytes: atom buffer: DONE"));
 
   /*-- add EOS character (maybe) --*/
   if (x->x_eos >= 0) { SETFLOAT(ap, ((int)x->x_eos)); }
 
-  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string: outlet_list(..., %d, ...)", x->x_argc));
+  A2SDEBUG(post("any2bytes: outlet_list(..., %d, ...)", x->x_argc));
   outlet_list(x->x_outlet, &s_list, x->x_argc, x->x_argv);
 }
 
@@ -149,13 +149,13 @@ static void any2string_anything(t_any2string *x, t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
  * new
  */
-static void *any2string_new(MOO_UNUSED t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
+static void *any2bytes_new(MOO_UNUSED t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
 {
-    t_any2string *x = (t_any2string *)pd_new(any2string_class);
+    t_any2bytes *x = (t_any2bytes *)pd_new(any2bytes_class);
 
     //-- defaults
     x->x_eos      = 0;       
-    x->x_alloc    = ANY2STRING_DEFAULT_BUFLEN;
+    x->x_alloc    = ANY2BYTES_DEFAULT_BUFLEN;
 
     //-- args: 0: bufsize
     if (argc > 0) {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static void *any2string_new(MOO_UNUSED t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
     x->x_outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
 
     //-- report
-    A2SDEBUG(post("any2string_new(): x=%p, alloc=%d, eos=%d, text=%p, argv=%p, binbuf=%p", x, x->x_alloc, x->x_eos, x->x_text, x->x_argv, x->x_binbuf));
+    A2SDEBUG(post("any2bytes_new(): x=%p, alloc=%d, eos=%d, text=%p, argv=%p, binbuf=%p", x, x->x_alloc, x->x_eos, x->x_text, x->x_argv, x->x_binbuf));
 
     return (void *)x;
 }
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static void *any2string_new(MOO_UNUSED t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
  * free
  */
-static void any2string_free(t_any2string *x)
+static void any2bytes_free(t_any2bytes *x)
 {
   if (x->x_text) {
     freebytes(x->x_text, x->x_alloc*sizeof(char));
@@ -207,33 +207,33 @@ static void any2string_free(t_any2string *x)
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
  * setup (guts)
  */
-void any2string_setup_guts(void)
+void any2bytes_setup_guts(void)
 {
   //-- class
-  any2string_class = class_new(gensym("any2string"),
-			       (t_newmethod)any2string_new,
-			       (t_method)any2string_free,
-			       sizeof(t_any2string),
+  any2bytes_class = class_new(gensym("any2bytes"),
+			       (t_newmethod)any2bytes_new,
+			       (t_method)any2bytes_free,
+			       sizeof(t_any2bytes),
 			       CLASS_DEFAULT,
 			       A_GIMME,                   //-- initial_bufsize, eos_char
 			       0);
 
   //-- alias
-  class_addcreator((t_newmethod)any2string_new, gensym("any2bytes"), A_GIMME, 0);
+  class_addcreator((t_newmethod)any2bytes_new, gensym("any2string"), A_GIMME, 0);
   
   //-- methods
-  class_addanything(any2string_class, (t_method)any2string_anything);
+  class_addanything(any2bytes_class, (t_method)any2bytes_anything);
   
   //-- help symbol
-  //class_sethelpsymbol(any2string_class, gensym("any2string-help.pd")); //-- breaks pd-extended help lookup
+  //class_sethelpsymbol(any2bytes_class, gensym("any2bytes-help.pd")); //-- breaks pd-extended help lookup
 }
 
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
  * setup
  */
-void any2string_setup(void)
+void any2bytes_setup(void)
 {
-  post(any2string_banner);
-  any2string_setup_guts();
+  post(any2bytes_banner);
+  any2bytes_setup_guts();
 }
diff --git a/pdstring+wchar/src/any2string_static.c b/pdstring+wchar/src/any2string_static.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 50da35d..0000000
--- a/pdstring+wchar/src/any2string_static.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,246 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C -*- */
-/*=============================================================================*\
- * File: any2string_static.c
- * Author: Bryan Jurish <moocow@ling.uni-potsdam.de>
- * Description: convert pd messages to strings (static buffer allocation)
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2004 - 2007 Bryan Jurish.
- *
- * For information on usage and redistribution, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL
- * WARRANTIES, see the file "COPYING", in this distribution.
- *
- * 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  02111-1307, USA.
- *=============================================================================*/
-
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include <m_pd.h>
-
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include "config.h"
-#endif
-
-/* black magic */
-#ifdef NT
-#pragma warning( disable : 4244 )
-#pragma warning( disable : 4305 )
-#endif
-
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
- * DEBUG
- *--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/*#define ANY2STRING_DEBUG 1*/
-/*#undef ANY2STRING_DEBUG*/
-
-#ifdef ANY2STRING_DEBUG
-# define A2SDEBUG(x) x
-#else
-# define A2SDEBUG(x)
-#endif
-
-#define ANY2STRING_DEFAULT_BUFLEN 512
-
-
-/*=====================================================================
- * Structures and Types: any2string
- *=====================================================================*/
-static t_class *any2string_class;
-
-typedef struct _any2string
-{
-  t_object       x_obj;
-  int            x_alloc;  //-- buffer size (text, x_argv)
-  int            x_argc;   //-- current number of atoms to outlet
-  t_atom        *x_argv;   //-- float-list to outlet
-  t_outlet      *x_outlet; //-- outlet
-} t_any2string;
-
-
-/*=====================================================================
- * Utilities
- *=====================================================================*/
-
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
- * append_string
- */
-static void any2string_append_string(t_any2string *x, char *s, unsigned int maxlen, int doescape)
-{
-  char *sp;
-  char *ep = s+maxlen;
-
-  for (sp=s; *sp && sp<ep && *sp && x->x_argc<x->x_alloc; sp++, x->x_argc++) {
-    if (doescape && (*sp==';' || *sp==',' || *sp=='\\'
-		     || (*sp == '$' && sp<(ep-1) && sp[1] >= '0' && sp[1] <= '9')))
-      {
-	A2SDEBUG(post("any2string_append_string: ESCAPE: x_argv[%d] = '%c' = %d", x->x_argc, '\\', '\\'));
-	x->x_argv[x->x_argc++].a_w.w_float = '\\';
-	if (x->x_argc >= x->x_alloc) break;
-      }
-    A2SDEBUG(post("any2string_append_string: x_argv[%d] = '%c' = %d", x->x_argc, *sp, *sp));
-    x->x_argv[x->x_argc].a_w.w_float = *sp;
-  }
-}
-
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
- * append_atom
- */
-#define ANY2STRING_APPEND_BUFSIZE 30
-static void any2string_append_atom(t_any2string *x, t_atom *a)
-{
-  char buf[ANY2STRING_APPEND_BUFSIZE];
-  A2SDEBUG(post("~~ any2string_append_atom(%p,...) ~~", x));
-
-  if (x->x_argc >= x->x_alloc) { return; }
-
-  /*-- stringify a single atom (inspired by atom_string() from m_atom.c) --*/
-  switch (a->a_type) {
-  case A_SEMI:    any2string_append_string(x, ";", 1, 0); break;
-  case A_COMMA:   any2string_append_string(x, ",", 1, 0); break;
-  case A_POINTER: any2string_append_string(x, "(pointer)", 9, 0); break;
-  case A_FLOAT:
-    snprintf(buf, ANY2STRING_APPEND_BUFSIZE, "%g", a->a_w.w_float);
-    any2string_append_string(x, buf, ANY2STRING_APPEND_BUFSIZE, 0);
-    break;
-  case A_SYMBOL:
-    any2string_append_string(x, a->a_w.w_symbol->s_name, strlen(a->a_w.w_symbol->s_name), 1);
-    break;
-  case A_DOLLAR:
-    snprintf(buf, ANY2STRING_APPEND_BUFSIZE, "$%d", a->a_w.w_index);
-    any2string_append_string(x, buf, ANY2STRING_APPEND_BUFSIZE, 0);
-    break;
-  case A_DOLLSYM:
-    any2string_append_string(x, a->a_w.w_symbol->s_name, strlen(a->a_w.w_symbol->s_name), 0);
-    break;
-  default:
-    pd_error(x,"any2string_append_atom: unknown atom type '%d'", a->a_type);
-    break;
-  }
-
-  if (x->x_argc < x->x_alloc) {
-    A2SDEBUG(post("any2string_append_atom[%p]: x_argv[%d] = '%c' = %d", x, x->x_argc, ' ', ' '));
-    x->x_argv[x->x_argc++].a_w.w_float = ' ';
-  }
-}
-
-/*=====================================================================
- * Methods
- *=====================================================================*/
-
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
- * anything
- */
-static void any2string_anything(t_any2string *x, t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
-{
-  t_atom *argv_end = argv+argc;
-  x->x_argc=0;
-
-  A2SDEBUG(post("-------any2string_anything(%p,...) ---------", x));
-
-  /*-- stringify selector (maybe) --*/
-  if (sel != &s_float && sel != &s_list && sel != &s_) {
-    t_atom a;
-    SETSYMBOL(&a,sel);
-    any2string_append_atom(x, &a);
-  }
-
-  /*-- stringify arg list --*/
-  for ( ; argv<argv_end && x->x_argc<x->x_alloc; argv++) {
-    any2string_append_atom(x, argv);
-  }
-
-  /*-- add terminating NUL (if we can) --*/
-  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string[%p]: terminating NUL: x_argv[%d]=0", x, x->x_argc-1));
-  if (x->x_argc >= x->x_alloc) {
-    pd_error(x, "any2string: input length exceeds buffer size!");
-    x->x_argc = x->x_alloc;
-    x->x_argv[x->x_argc-1].a_w.w_float = '*'; //-- simulate atom_string() behavior
-  } else if (x->x_argc > 0) {
-    x->x_argv[x->x_argc-1].a_w.w_float = 0;
-  }
-
-  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string[%p]: outlet_list(..., %d, ...)", x, x->x_argc));
-  outlet_list(x->x_outlet, &s_list, x->x_argc, x->x_argv);
-}
-
-
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
- * new
- */
-static void *any2string_new(t_floatarg bufsize)
-{
-    t_any2string *x = (t_any2string *)pd_new(any2string_class);
-    int i;
-
-    //-- bufsize
-    if (bufsize <= 0) {
-      x->x_alloc = ANY2STRING_DEFAULT_BUFLEN;
-    } else {
-      x->x_alloc = bufsize;
-    }
-    A2SDEBUG(post("any2string_new: buf_req=%g, alloc=%d", bufsize, x->x_alloc));
-
-    //-- defaults
-    x->x_argc  = 0;
-    x->x_argv  = (t_atom*)getbytes(x->x_alloc*sizeof(t_atom));
-
-    //-- initialize (set a_type)
-    for (i=0; i < x->x_alloc; i++) {
-      SETFLOAT((x->x_argv+i),0);
-    }
-
-    //-- outlets
-    x->x_outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
-    A2SDEBUG(post("any2string_new: x=%p, alloc=%d, argv=%p, nbytes=%d", x, x->x_alloc,x->x_argv,x->x_alloc*sizeof(t_atom)));
-    return (void *)x;
-}
-
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
- * free
- */
-static void any2string_free(t_any2string *x)
-{
-  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string_free(x=%p)", x));
-  if (x->x_argv) {
-    A2SDEBUG(post("any2string_free(x=%p): x_argv=%p (size=%d)", x, x->x_argv, x->x_alloc*sizeof(t_atom)));
-    freebytes(x->x_argv, x->x_alloc*sizeof(t_atom));
-  }
-  A2SDEBUG(post("any2string_free(x=%p): x_outlet=%p", x, x->x_outlet));
-  outlet_free(x->x_outlet);
-  return;
-}
-
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
- * setup
- */
-void any2string_setup(void)
-{
-  //-- class
-  any2string_class = class_new(gensym("any2string"),
-			       (t_newmethod)any2string_new,
-			       (t_method)any2string_free,
-			       sizeof(t_any2string),
-			       CLASS_DEFAULT,
-			       A_DEFFLOAT,
-			       0);
-  
-  //-- methods
-  class_addanything(any2string_class,
-		    (t_method)any2string_anything);
-
-  
-  //-- help symbol
-  class_sethelpsymbol(any2string_class, gensym("pdstring-help.pd"));
-}
diff --git a/pdstring+wchar/src/string2any-help.pd b/pdstring+wchar/src/bytes2any-help.pd
index 3d09fc7..0a8e138 100644
--- a/pdstring+wchar/src/string2any-help.pd
+++ b/pdstring+wchar/src/bytes2any-help.pd
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-#N canvas 121 48 612 604 10;
-#X text 59 7 string2any : convert lists of floats to pd messages;
-#X text 13 30 SYNTAX: string2any [INITIAL_BUFSIZE [EOS_CHAR]];
+#N canvas 179 42 612 604 10;
 #X text 13 52 INLETS:;
-#X text 27 68 1 - ASCII-valued float lists;
 #X text 309 54 OUTLETS:;
 #X text 325 68 1 - pd messages;
 #X text 325 82 2 - bang on done;
@@ -36,11 +33,15 @@ has been processed.;
 #X text 168 161 ... selector is ignored ...;
 #X text 21 571 SEE ALSO:;
 #X obj 102 570 pdstring;
-#X connect 7 0 8 0;
-#X connect 7 1 9 0;
-#X connect 10 0 7 0;
-#X connect 11 0 7 0;
-#X connect 12 0 7 1;
-#X connect 13 0 7 1;
-#X connect 14 0 7 1;
-#X connect 23 0 7 0;
+#X text 27 68 1 - byte-valued float lists;
+#X text 59 7 bytes2any : convert lists of byte values to pd messages
+;
+#X text 13 30 SYNTAX: bytes2any [INITIAL_BUFSIZE [EOS_CHAR]];
+#X connect 4 0 5 0;
+#X connect 4 1 6 0;
+#X connect 7 0 4 0;
+#X connect 8 0 4 0;
+#X connect 9 0 4 1;
+#X connect 10 0 4 1;
+#X connect 11 0 4 1;
+#X connect 20 0 4 0;
diff --git a/pdstring+wchar/src/string2any.c b/pdstring+wchar/src/bytes2any.c
index 73eaae9..f4cb9d1 100644
--- a/pdstring+wchar/src/string2any.c
+++ b/pdstring+wchar/src/bytes2any.c
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /* -*- Mode: C -*- */
 /*=============================================================================*\
- * File: string2any.c
+ * File: bytes2any.c
  * Author: Bryan Jurish <moocow@ling.uni-potsdam.de>
  * Description: convert strings to pd messages
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Bryan Jurish.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2009 Bryan Jurish.
  *
  * For information on usage and redistribution, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL
  * WARRANTIES, see the file "COPYING", in this distribution.
@@ -41,30 +41,30 @@
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
  * DEBUG
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/*#define STRING2ANY_DEBUG 1*/
-/*#undef STRING2ANY_DEBUG*/
+/*#define BYTES2ANY_DEBUG 1*/
+/*#undef BYTES2ANY_DEBUG*/
 
-#ifdef STRING2ANY_DEBUG
+#ifdef BYTES2ANY_DEBUG
 # define S2ADEBUG(x) x
 #else
 # define S2ADEBUG(x)
 #endif
 
-#define STRING2ANY_DEFAULT_BUFLEN 256
+#define BYTES2ANY_DEFAULT_BUFLEN 256
 
 
 /*=====================================================================
  * Constants
  *=====================================================================*/
-static char *string2any_banner = "string2any: pdstring version " PACKAGE_VERSION " by Bryan Jurish";
+static char *bytes2any_banner = "bytes2any: pdstring version " PACKAGE_VERSION " by Bryan Jurish";
 
 /*=====================================================================
  * Structures and Types: any2string
  *=====================================================================*/
 
-static t_class *string2any_class;
+static t_class *bytes2any_class;
 
-typedef struct _string2any
+typedef struct _bytes2any
 {
   t_object       x_obj;
   size_t         x_size;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ typedef struct _string2any
   t_inlet       *x_eos_in;
   t_outlet      *x_outlet;
   t_outlet      *x_outlet_done;
-} t_string2any;
+} t_bytes2any;
 
 
 /*=====================================================================
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ typedef struct _string2any
  *=====================================================================*/
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
- * string2any_atoms()
+ * bytes2any_atoms()
  */
-static void string2any_atoms(t_string2any *x, int argc, t_atom *argv)
+static void bytes2any_atoms(t_bytes2any *x, int argc, t_atom *argv)
 {
   char *s;
   int x_argc, a_argc=0;
@@ -100,16 +100,16 @@ static void string2any_atoms(t_string2any *x, int argc, t_atom *argv)
   /*-- get text --*/
   for (s=x->x_text; argc > 0; argc--, a_argc++, argv++, s++) {
     *s = atom_getfloat(argv);
-    S2ADEBUG(post("string2any[%p]: a_argc=%d,*s=%d", x, a_argc, *s));
+    S2ADEBUG(post("bytes2any[%p]: a_argc=%d,*s=%d", x, a_argc, *s));
     if ((x->x_eos<0 && !*s) || (*s==x->x_eos)) { break; } /*-- hack: look for eos char --*/
   }
   *s = 0;
-  S2ADEBUG(post("string2any[%p]: text: \"%s\", strlen=%d, argc=%d", x, x->x_text, strlen(x->x_text), a_argc));
+  S2ADEBUG(post("bytes2any[%p]: text: \"%s\", strlen=%d, argc=%d", x, x->x_text, strlen(x->x_text), a_argc));
 
   /*-- clear and fill binbuf --*/
   binbuf_clear(x->x_binbuf);
   binbuf_text(x->x_binbuf, x->x_text, a_argc); //-- handle NULs if binbuf will (but it won't) ?
-  S2ADEBUG(post("string2any[%p]: binbuf_print: ", x));
+  S2ADEBUG(post("bytes2any[%p]: binbuf_print: ", x));
   S2ADEBUG(binbuf_print(x->x_binbuf));
 
   /*-- output --*/
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static void string2any_atoms(t_string2any *x, int argc, t_atom *argv)
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
  * anything
  */
-static void string2any_anything(t_string2any *x, MOO_UNUSED t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
+static void bytes2any_anything(t_bytes2any *x, MOO_UNUSED t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
 {
   int i0=0, i;
 
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ static void string2any_anything(t_string2any *x, MOO_UNUSED t_symbol *sel, int a
   if (x->x_eos >= 0) {
     for (i=i0; i < argc; i++) {
       if (((int)atom_getfloatarg(i,argc,argv))==((int)x->x_eos)) {
-	string2any_atoms(x, i-i0, argv+i0);
+	bytes2any_atoms(x, i-i0, argv+i0);
 	i0=i+1;
       }
     }
   }
 
   if (i0 < argc) {
-    string2any_atoms(x, argc-i0, argv+i0);
+    bytes2any_atoms(x, argc-i0, argv+i0);
   }
 
   outlet_bang(x->x_outlet_done);
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ static void string2any_anything(t_string2any *x, MOO_UNUSED t_symbol *sel, int a
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
  * new
  */
-static void *string2any_new(MOO_UNUSED t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
+static void *bytes2any_new(MOO_UNUSED t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
 {
-    t_string2any *x = (t_string2any *)pd_new(string2any_class);
+    t_bytes2any *x = (t_bytes2any *)pd_new(bytes2any_class);
 
     //-- defaults
     x->x_binbuf = binbuf_new();
-    x->x_size   = STRING2ANY_DEFAULT_BUFLEN;
+    x->x_size   = BYTES2ANY_DEFAULT_BUFLEN;
     x->x_eos    = -1;
 
     //-- args: 0: bufsize
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static void *string2any_new(MOO_UNUSED t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
     x->x_outlet_done = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_bang);
 
     //-- debug
-    S2ADEBUG(post("string2any_new: x=%p, size=%d, eos=%d, binbuf=%p, text=%p", x, x->x_size, x->x_eos, x->x_binbuf, x->x_text));
+    S2ADEBUG(post("bytes2any_new: x=%p, size=%d, eos=%d, binbuf=%p, text=%p", x, x->x_size, x->x_eos, x->x_binbuf, x->x_text));
 
     return (void *)x;
 }
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void *string2any_new(MOO_UNUSED t_symbol *sel, int argc, t_atom *argv)
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
  * free
  */
-static void string2any_free(t_string2any *x)
+static void bytes2any_free(t_bytes2any *x)
 {
   if (x->x_text) {
     freebytes(x->x_text, x->x_size*sizeof(char));
@@ -217,33 +217,33 @@ static void string2any_free(t_string2any *x)
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
  * setup: guts
  */
-void string2any_setup_guts(void)
+void bytes2any_setup_guts(void)
 {
   //-- class
-  string2any_class = class_new(gensym("string2any"),
-			       (t_newmethod)string2any_new,
-			       (t_method)string2any_free,
-			       sizeof(t_string2any),
+  bytes2any_class = class_new(gensym("bytes2any"),
+			       (t_newmethod)bytes2any_new,
+			       (t_method)bytes2any_free,
+			       sizeof(t_bytes2any),
 			       CLASS_DEFAULT,
 			       A_GIMME,                     //-- initial_bufsize, eos_char
 			       0);
 
   //-- alias
-  class_addcreator((t_newmethod)string2any_new, gensym("bytes2any"), A_GIMME, 0);
+  class_addcreator((t_newmethod)bytes2any_new, gensym("bytes2any"), A_GIMME, 0);
   
   //-- methods
-  class_addanything(string2any_class, (t_method)string2any_anything);
+  class_addanything(bytes2any_class, (t_method)bytes2any_anything);
 
   
   //-- help symbol
-  //class_sethelpsymbol(string2any_class, gensym("string2any-help.pd")); //-- breaks pd-extended help lookup
+  //class_sethelpsymbol(bytes2any_class, gensym("bytes2any-help.pd")); //-- breaks pd-extended help lookup
 }
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
  * setup
  */
-void string2any_setup(void)
+void bytes2any_setup(void)
 {
-  post(string2any_banner);
-  string2any_setup_guts();
+  post(bytes2any_banner);
+  bytes2any_setup_guts();
 }
diff --git a/pdstring+wchar/src/config.h.in b/pdstring+wchar/src/config.h.in
index fe4add7..748fa6a 100644
--- a/pdstring+wchar/src/config.h.in
+++ b/pdstring+wchar/src/config.h.in
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 /* src/config.h.in.  Generated from configure.ac by autoheader.  */
 
-/* Define this to include debugging code for the 'string2any' external. */
-#undef ANY2STRING_DEBUG
+/* Define this to include debugging code for the 'bytes2any' external. */
+#undef ANY2BYTES_DEBUG
+
+/* Define this to include debugging code for the 'any2bytes' external. */
+#undef BYTES2ANY_DEBUG
 
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <string.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_STRING_H
@@ -33,8 +36,5 @@
 /* User who configured this external */
 #undef PDSTRING_USER
 
-/* Define this to include debugging code for the 'any2string' external. */
-#undef STRING2ANY_DEBUG
-
 /* Version number of package */
 #undef VERSION
diff --git a/pdstring+wchar/src/pdstring-help.pd b/pdstring+wchar/src/pdstring-help.pd
index 2ab94b3..12e6d42 100644
--- a/pdstring+wchar/src/pdstring-help.pd
+++ b/pdstring+wchar/src/pdstring-help.pd
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 #X symbolatom 46 59 10 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X text 201 59 ... no special handling for symbols;
 #X text 200 37 anything can be converted to a list...;
-#X obj 37 108 any2string;
-#X obj 37 230 string2any;
 #X floatatom 54 178 4 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X text 213 230 string2any converts ASCII lists to Pd messages...;
 #X text 202 81 ... but "float" selector is silently dropped;
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@
 #X obj 162 144 f 0;
 #X obj 134 153 + 1;
 #X obj 161 165 t f f f;
-#X obj 133 198 string2any;
 #X obj 154 243 pack s 0;
 #X obj 162 119 until;
 #X obj 133 218 symbol;
@@ -23,37 +20,40 @@
 #X obj 162 54 t b b;
 #X obj 154 266 route list;
 #X obj 154 293 print charset;
+#X obj 133 198 bytes2any;
 #X connect 0 0 2 0;
 #X connect 1 0 0 1;
 #X connect 2 0 1 0;
-#X connect 2 1 3 0;
-#X connect 2 2 4 1;
-#X connect 3 0 6 0;
-#X connect 4 0 11 0;
-#X connect 5 0 0 0;
+#X connect 2 1 12 0;
+#X connect 2 2 3 1;
+#X connect 3 0 10 0;
+#X connect 4 0 0 0;
+#X connect 5 0 3 0;
 #X connect 6 0 4 0;
-#X connect 7 0 5 0;
-#X connect 8 0 0 1;
-#X connect 9 0 10 0;
-#X connect 10 0 7 0;
-#X connect 10 1 8 0;
-#X connect 11 0 12 0;
-#X connect 11 1 12 0;
+#X connect 7 0 0 1;
+#X connect 8 0 9 0;
+#X connect 9 0 6 0;
+#X connect 9 1 7 0;
+#X connect 10 0 11 0;
+#X connect 10 1 11 0;
+#X connect 12 0 5 0;
 #X restore 249 144 pd ascii-table;
 #X msg 249 121 bang;
 #X text 361 143 know your charset;
-#X obj 58 139 print any2string-out;
-#X obj 37 254 print string2any-out;
 #X msg 37 38 A B C;
 #X msg 55 199 list 49 50 51;
 #X text 54 3 any2string \, string2any : ASCII conversions in [pdstring]
 lib;
-#X connect 1 0 5 0;
-#X connect 2 0 5 0;
-#X connect 5 0 13 0;
-#X connect 5 0 6 0;
-#X connect 6 0 14 0;
-#X connect 7 0 6 0;
-#X connect 11 0 10 0;
-#X connect 15 0 5 0;
-#X connect 16 0 6 0;
+#X obj 37 108 any2bytes;
+#X obj 37 230 bytes2any;
+#X obj 58 139 print any2bytes-out;
+#X obj 37 254 print bytes2any-out;
+#X connect 1 0 14 0;
+#X connect 2 0 14 0;
+#X connect 5 0 15 0;
+#X connect 9 0 8 0;
+#X connect 11 0 14 0;
+#X connect 12 0 15 0;
+#X connect 14 0 15 0;
+#X connect 14 0 16 0;
+#X connect 15 0 17 0;
diff --git a/pdstring+wchar/src/pdstring.c b/pdstring+wchar/src/pdstring.c
index 44add2d..d68cbdd 100644
--- a/pdstring+wchar/src/pdstring.c
+++ b/pdstring+wchar/src/pdstring.c
@@ -55,13 +55,8 @@ typedef struct _pdstring
  * External declarations
  *=====================================================================*/
 #ifndef PDSTRING_OBJECT_EXTERNALS
-/*
-extern void any2string_setup_guts(void);
-extern void string2any_setup_guts(void);
-*/
-#include "any2string.c"
-#include "string2any.c"
-
+# include "any2bytes.c"
+# include "bytes2any.c"
 #endif
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -91,8 +86,8 @@ void pdstring_setup(void)
   pdstring_help(NULL);
 
 #ifndef PDSTRING_OBJECT_EXTERNALS
-  any2string_setup_guts();
-  string2any_setup_guts();
+  any2bytes_setup_guts();
+  bytes2any_setup_guts();
 #endif
 
   pdstring_class = class_new(gensym("pdstring"),
diff --git a/pdstring+wchar/src/unsigned.pd b/pdstring+wchar/src/unsigned.pd
index 7a5a328..d86c773 100644
--- a/pdstring+wchar/src/unsigned.pd
+++ b/pdstring+wchar/src/unsigned.pd
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 #N canvas 206 54 450 300 10;
-#X floatatom 105 86 5 0 0 1 byte_value - -;
-#X obj 105 116 string2any;
-#X obj 119 146 print s2a;
-#X obj 105 176 any2string;
-#X floatatom 105 208 5 0 0 0 - - -;
-#X msg 105 48 -10;
-#X msg 143 48 246;
-#X floatatom 238 207 5 0 0 0 - - -;
-#X floatatom 240 82 5 0 0 1 byte_value - -;
-#X msg 240 49 -10;
-#X msg 278 49 246;
-#X obj 238 115 bytes2any;
-#X obj 238 175 any2bytes;
-#X obj 252 145 print s2b;
-#X connect 0 0 1 0;
-#X connect 1 0 2 0;
-#X connect 1 0 3 0;
-#X connect 3 0 4 0;
-#X connect 5 0 0 0;
-#X connect 6 0 0 0;
-#X connect 8 0 11 0;
-#X connect 9 0 8 0;
-#X connect 10 0 8 0;
-#X connect 11 0 12 0;
-#X connect 11 0 13 0;
-#X connect 12 0 7 0;
+#X floatatom 253 98 5 0 0 1 byte_value - -;
+#X obj 267 158 print s2a;
+#X floatatom 253 220 5 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X msg 253 60 -10;
+#X msg 291 60 246;
+#X floatatom 86 219 5 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X floatatom 88 94 5 0 0 1 byte_value - -;
+#X msg 88 61 -10;
+#X msg 126 61 246;
+#X obj 86 127 bytes2any;
+#X obj 86 187 any2bytes;
+#X obj 100 157 print s2b;
+#X obj 253 128 string2any;
+#X obj 253 188 any2string;
+#X connect 0 0 12 0;
+#X connect 3 0 0 0;
+#X connect 4 0 0 0;
+#X connect 6 0 9 0;
+#X connect 7 0 6 0;
+#X connect 8 0 6 0;
+#X connect 9 0 10 0;
+#X connect 9 0 11 0;
+#X connect 10 0 5 0;
+#X connect 12 0 1 0;
+#X connect 12 0 13 0;
+#X connect 13 0 2 0;