I think I finally made it work, close to what I wanted. This could be good for future reference for anyone trying to do something similar. The code is at https://gist.github.com/anonymous/8897943.
I have two questions about it: 1) calling jl_gc_disable() and jl_gc_enable() is ok in that context? (see link above) 2) I still don't know how to avoid passing a pointer to the module I want to get the type from to the C call. Thanks. El domingo, 9 de febrero de 2014 00:40:33 UTC+1, Carlos Becker escribió: > > Hi Steven, > > I tried that before, I know it is possible, but if the size is unknown to > julia, it must be returned as another variable, which makes > coding more difficult if many of such return arrays are needed. > > That is why I think it would be interesting to see the julia-api side of > it, to see if this can be avoided. > (I prefer to write a bit more of C code but make the ccall clearer in > julia) > > About my previous question, I am still struggling to create a custom type > with julia's C API and fill it in, to pass it back then. > Has anyone done this in such scenario before? I wonder if the necessary > symbols are already exported for 3rd party use. > > Cheers. >
