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MrJoltCola

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Feb 25, 2005, 1:40:15 PM2/25/05

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At 01:27 PM 2/25/2005, vlad florentino wrote:
>Is there now, or will there be in the future, any way to call C/C++
>library routines from within Parrot? For example, a mysql, pcre or
>libcurl library. Either static or dynamic.

C yes. C shares objects are dynamically loadable by Parrot.
C++? Not directly, you'll need to wrap any C++ APIs in "extern C" stubs
to get at them from Parrot and make sure you stuff any object pointers into
a PMC. It has been done, an example is the C++ Qt Toolkit.

-Melvin

Vlad Florentino

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Feb 25, 2005, 1:27:49 PM2/25/05

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Hello,
I've been developing a compiler that will target Parrot for the last
couple of months. I have a question.

I've only been reading the list for a short time (1 - 1 1/2 months). I
was reading some of the past articles, but there's just so many of
them that I figure I might as well just ask the question directly.

Is there now, or will there be in the future, any way to call C/C++
library routines from within Parrot? For example, a mysql, pcre or
libcurl library. Either static or dynamic.

I haven't actually program using either PASM or PIR(?) yet, since I'm
still working on the details of my compiler, such as the grammar, etc;
but I'm curious if this feature is available as this is something I
have to take into consideration right now.

Thanks

$vlad.f()

Vlad Florentino

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Feb 25, 2005, 2:14:04 PM2/25/05

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: vlad florentino <mega...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 13:56:33 -0500
Subject: Re: Calling C/C++ library routines
To: MrJoltCola <mrjol...@mindspring.com>

Wow, that's great!

Are there any examples showing how one can call C routines in Parrot?

$vlad.f()