Since ShedSkin makes pure-C code, can it be compiled to different architectures like Arm? If so, can it also make static C libraries rather than executables? I.e. could it be used to make python-written modules that are used on a mobile device simply as libraries with a standard C interface? It might be a nice way to let Python devs make extension modules for Android/iPhone devices?
Shoot this down if the idea is silly...
i.
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> Since ShedSkin makes pure-C code, can it be compiled to different > architectures like Arm?
It's C++ code, actually. But as long as there is a C++ compiler and support for boehm gc, it should be ok.
> If so, can it also make static C libraries > rather than executables? I.e. could it be used to make python-written > modules that are used on a mobile device simply as libraries with a > standard C interface? It might be a nice way to let Python devs make > extension modules for Android/iPhone devices?
I think yes. You may want to have a look at shedskin for maemo¹, btw :-)
Thank you both. I guess that libpcre and libboehm (it is mandatory too, isn't it?) should compile on mobile platforms. I was just musing to myself about other directions that ShedSkin might open up. Cheers, i.
On 5 July 2011 13:17, Mark Dufour <mark.duf...@gmail.com> wrote:
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I was actually thinking of this yesterday but thought the C++ combined with BoehmGC would be a bad idea for embedded processors. I don't remember how stuck Shedskin is to BoehmGC, but it might be possible to create a stub GC (or use incref/decref) for embedded processors.
Maybe BoehmGC isn't too slow on a phone, I'll look into running shedskin stuff on my Palm (HP) Pre Plus soon.
> Thank you both. I guess that libpcre and libboehm (it is mandatory > too, isn't it?) should compile on mobile platforms. I was just musing > to myself about other directions that ShedSkin might open up. > Cheers, > i.
> On 5 July 2011 13:17, Mark Dufour<mark.duf...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> It's C++ code, actually. But as long as there is a C++ compiler and >>> support for boehm gc, it should be ok.
>> libpcre is also needed for the 're' module, as well as complex numbers >> (don't ask.. ;-)). but this is also a very common library.
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I've built and run shedskin apps for the iPhone - it works great actually.
It required commenting a few things out, and swapping in the boehm gc for iOS port.
Of course, no native ui widgets available - but I used phonegap to do the ui in html5 and it called shedskin c++ for all the actual app logic. Phonegap supports connecting html5 -> native c++ via a plugin architecture. Works wonderfully.
High powered, efficient apps on the iPhone via python is a bit of paradise compared to apples own obj-c, I must say. Huge potential for shedskin adoption there if someone packaged things up this way for the general public...
On Jul 5, 2011, at 8:01 AM, Ian Ozsvald <i...@ianozsvald.com> wrote:
> Since ShedSkin makes pure-C code, can it be compiled to different > architectures like Arm? If so, can it also make static C libraries > rather than executables? I.e. could it be used to make python-written > modules that are used on a mobile device simply as libraries with a > standard C interface? It might be a nice way to let Python devs make > extension modules for Android/iPhone devices?
> Shoot this down if the idea is silly...
> i.
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On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Fahrzin Hemmati <fahh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was actually thinking of this yesterday but thought the C++ combined with > BoehmGC would be a bad idea for embedded processors. I don't remember how > stuck Shedskin is to BoehmGC, but it might be possible to create a stub GC > (or use incref/decref) for embedded processors.
please note that the original boehmgc was released about 25 years ago.... ;-)
