:make-ptr-p (zr-make-ptr-p zr)))))))))))
;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+;;; Building raw record vectors.
+
+(defvar *record-vector* nil
+ "The record vector under construction.")
+
+(defun rec-ensure (n)
+ "Ensure that at least N octets are spare in the current record."
+ (let ((want (+ n (fill-pointer *record-vector*)))
+ (have (array-dimension *record-vector* 0)))
+ (unless (<= want have)
+ (adjust-array *record-vector*
+ (do ((new (* 2 have) (* 2 new)))
+ ((<= want new) new))))))
+
+(defun rec-byte (octets value)
+ "Append an unsigned byte, OCTETS octets wide, with VALUE, to the record."
+ (rec-ensure octets)
+ (do ((i (1- octets) (1- i)))
+ ((minusp i))
+ (vector-push (ldb (byte 8 (* 8 i)) value) *record-vector*)))
+
+(defun rec-u8 (value)
+ "Append an 8-bit VALUE to the current record."
+ (rec-byte 1 value))
+(defun rec-u16 (value)
+ "Append a 16-bit VALUE to the current record."
+ (rec-byte 2 value))
+(defun rec-u32 (value)
+ "Append a 32-bit VALUE to the current record."
+ (rec-byte 4 value))
+
+(defun rec-raw-string (s &key (start 0) end)
+ "Append (a (substring of) a raw string S to the current record.
+
+ No arrangement is made for reporting the length of the string. That must
+ be done by the caller, if necessary."
+ (setf-default end (length s))
+ (rec-ensure (- end start))
+ (do ((i start (1+ i)))
+ ((>= i end))
+ (vector-push (char-code (char s i)) *record-vector*)))
+
+(defun rec-name (s)
+ "Append a domain name S.
+
+ No attempt is made to perform compression of the name."
+ (let ((i 0) (n (length s)))
+ (loop (let* ((dot (position #\. s :start i))
+ (lim (or dot n)))
+ (rec-u8 (- lim i))
+ (rec-raw-string s :start i :end lim)
+ (if dot
+ (setf i (1+ dot))
+ (return))))
+ (when (< i n)
+ (rec-u8 0))))
+
+(defmacro build-record (&body body)
+ "Build a raw record, and return it as a vector of octets."
+ `(let ((*record-vector* (make-array 256
+ :element-type '(unsigned-byte 8)
+ :fill-pointer 0
+ :adjustable t)))
+ ,@body
+ (copy-seq *record-vector*)))
+
+;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; Zone file output.
(export 'zone-write)