On Friday, 19 May 2023 at 18:31:45 UTC, Maximilian Naderer wrote:
Hello guys,
So what’s currently the best way to use a big C library?
Let’s assume something like
cglm
assimp
glfw
- Some big libraries are translated, for example
https://code.dlang.org/packages/glfw-d was created with both
manual work and ctod
(https://forum.dlang.org/thread/hfpirezenlabjqtwe...@forum.dlang.org) Even then it is pretty manual and AI barely help with D.
- Some libraries can be loaded with BindBC (typically
dynamically) so that you can use existing builds.
https://code.dlang.org/search?q=bindbc
Creating a new BindBC-style package is typically manual but
normally low maintenance after the fact.
Now, if using a complex C++ libraries involves inlined C++ types,
it will be a lot harder to create a nice D port.
A library like cglm almost must be ported, a bindings won't help
here, since it's probably lots of inlined C++ types in headers.
You can use the package inmath instead.
