Hi David-
I think if we start trying to get something in the perl5 core we'll
rediscover the pain that Stevan Little found. Right now my thought was
to use the existing perl5 MOP (i.e., Mo[o[se]) to generate the PDL::Tiny
classes and using that information to generate the C object
binding/implementation. I'm looking at the Enlightenment Object model
as a starting point for the C object model to avoid re-inventing the
wheel. One nice thing there is that the EO library can be called from
either C or *real* C++ code so you can have the best of both worlds
without the problem of forcing the use of a specific C++ compiler
everywhere....
--Chris
On 1/8/2015 20:41, David Mertens wrote:
Hey Chris, porters,
I was thinking again about this project. One thing that occurs to me
is that p5mop-redux, Stevan Little's attempt at creating something
like Moose that could be pushed into core Perl, has been stalled for
many months. I am not sure if p5mop-redux has a very good C API;
indeed, I am not sure if it has a C object API at all. I wonder if we
might consider stepping in an lending a hand to help build a C object
API, which would serve as the foundation for the mop.
If we had a solid C object system with the high potential of getting
pushed into the core, we would be in excellent shape to create the
next generation of PDL.
Thoughts?
David
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