>>> I worked out a small hdf5 binding using cabal and bindings-DSL and >>> sqlite3 as my example.
>> I just wanted to add that I also started an HDF5 binding recently >> (using hsc2hs only). It does more than enough for me ATM, so I don't >> develop it actively, but if you want to pursue this (and I think >> it would be a useful addition to Hackage), we may share experience >> and code. My binding is part of a bigger project, but I meant to >> split it out anyway. > What an interesting coincidence, that makes at least three of > us. Apparently it's an idea whose time has come. Mine is also an > incomplete low-level binding but is currently under semi-active > development and I aim to make it cover the entire hdf5.h interface. > If anyone is interested in it I've put it on github at: > > https://github.com/mokus0/bindings-hdf5 > Bindings to the full hdf5 were supposed to be in the example set for bindings-DSL. It doesn't use pkg-config, though, and hdf5 developers didn't like the idea of adding support. I wanted reference bindings-* libraries to be free of linking problems some users might not be able to solve or understand, so I gave up. Best, MaurĂcio _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe