ffi/ffi — pull request #216 by Burgestrand (2012-07-31 12:03:23+00:00)
Title: MemoryPointer.from_string calls to_str (closes #215)

Being able to call to_str on an object means that object is intended
to be able to be used as a string for all intents and purposes. This
should make it safe for _our_ purposes.

See issue #215 for original issue.