On Sun, Jun 05, 2016 at 03:39:38PM -0700, Drew C wrote: > I use cl-autowrap[1], which uses c2ffi[2] to create "definitions from C, > C++, and Objective C headers for use with foreign function call interfaces". > > it uses CFFI-SYS, and I have only tested it out using C++ libs,
That's interesting, coul you elaborate a bit? I was under the impression that such a straight ffi would be impossible (thanks to C++'s name mangling). I on't see how c2ffi can cope with the following valid C++: |----------------[ file: foo.h ]------------------------------------------- int do_something(int input); int do_something(char *input); |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- And, indeed, my fresh checkout of c2ffi complaints bitterly :-/ The next problem would be the fact that the output of C++ compilers still isn't really ABI-compatible. > but it > should work for most things most of the time. I am not sure if it is the > best way, but, I did it my way[3]. The only real working wrapper for C++ libs (Qt4) are the wrappers based on KDE projects smoke based binings. But those need "auto"[1]-generated wrapper libraries ... So, to wrap your own libraries you'd need to generate smoke wrappers. Doable but not simple. HTH Ralf Mattes [1] For a very broad definition of "auto" > > Cheers, > > Drew Crampsie > > [1] https://github.com/rpav/cl-autowrap > [2] https://github.com/rpav/c2ffi > [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIXg9KUiy00 > > On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Antoniotti Marco < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I just spent a bit of time looking for this, i.e., how to get a CFFI for a > > C++ library, but at this point I am not so sure about the best way to go > > about this. > > > > What is the wisdom of the list on the subject? > > > > Thanks > > > > Marco > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Marco Antoniotti, Associate Professor tel. +39 - 02 > > 64 48 79 01 > > DISCo, Università Milano Bicocca U14 2043 > > http://bimib.disco.unimib.it > > Viale Sarca 336 > > I-20126 Milan (MI) ITALY > > > > Please check: http://cdac.lakecomoschool.org > > > > Please note that I am not checking my Spam-box anymore. > > Please do not forward this email without asking me first. > > > > > > > > > > > >
