Comments on: The SoLoad Foreign Function Server (Part III) – Intermediate Usage http://blog.willdonnelly.net/2008/09/15/the-soload-foreign-function-server-part-iii-intermediate-usage/ Coding, Mostly Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:51:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Peter van Eerten http://blog.willdonnelly.net/2008/09/15/the-soload-foreign-function-server-part-iii-intermediate-usage/#comment-34 Peter van Eerten Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:05:47 +0000 http://willdonnelly.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-34 Well, I am sorry about that... I just 'discovered' this possibility myself recently, about a month ago. But I will update the FAQ accordingly. Also, just yesterday I saw your weblog; as in fact, by coincidence, the upcoming 2.2.8 release will also contain the POINTER type for Glib calls like 'g_malloc', but this type also could come handy for generic calls from other libraries, as it is merely a void pointer. See the notes at the beta download link. BTW, also GTK-server depends on some FFI library. Still the focus will remain on GUI programming. Your SoLoad certainly will be usefull, as GTK-server does contain a lot of code for GTK callbacks and things like that, which can be considered overhead in case non-GTK libraries are accessed. Anyway, let me know if you need help or information for your implementation. Best regards Peter Well, I am sorry about that… I just ‘discovered’ this possibility myself recently, about a month ago. But I will update the FAQ accordingly.

Also, just yesterday I saw your weblog; as in fact, by coincidence, the upcoming 2.2.8 release will also contain the POINTER type for Glib calls like ‘g_malloc’, but this type also could come handy for generic calls from other libraries, as it is merely a void pointer. See the notes at the beta download link.

BTW, also GTK-server depends on some FFI library. Still the focus will remain on GUI programming.

Your SoLoad certainly will be usefull, as GTK-server does contain a lot of code for GTK callbacks and things like that, which can be considered overhead in case non-GTK libraries are accessed.

Anyway, let me know if you need help or information for your implementation.

Best regards
Peter

]]> By: Will Donnelly http://blog.willdonnelly.net/2008/09/15/the-soload-foreign-function-server-part-iii-intermediate-usage/#comment-33 Will Donnelly Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:59:59 +0000 http://willdonnelly.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-33 > http://www.gtk-server.org/mikmod.bash Wow. I wish I had known that was possible *before* I went and wrote all this code. It might be nice if you added an additional entry to the FAQ mentioning that fact. But yes, the only dependencies SoLoad has are libdl and libffi, so I suppose it's still useful for certain cases. > http://www.gtk-server.org/mikmod.bash

Wow. I wish I had known that was possible *before* I went and wrote all this code. It might be nice if you added an additional entry to the FAQ mentioning that fact.

But yes, the only dependencies SoLoad has are libdl and libffi, so I suppose it’s still useful for certain cases.

]]> By: Peter van Eerten http://blog.willdonnelly.net/2008/09/15/the-soload-foreign-function-server-part-iii-intermediate-usage/#comment-32 Peter van Eerten Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:45:31 +0000 http://willdonnelly.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-32 Hi, In the first post you mention this: "Of course, just having this library is no good. If we have that, we’re very well placed to use GTK-Server, but essentially no better off at interfacing with any C library that comes along. To make this work, we’re going to need something to talk to." This is in fact not completely true. Using the current set of argument types supported in GTK-server, it actually *is* possible to speak to other libraries. As an example, check the demonstration with MikMod at the 'DOCS' page. However, in order to be able to compile the GTK-server successfully, at least XForms or GTK1 or GTK2 is required. I guess SoLoad does not have this requirement! Best regards Peter Hi,

In the first post you mention this: “Of course, just having this library is no good. If we have that, we’re very well placed to use GTK-Server, but essentially no better off at interfacing with any C library that comes along. To make this work, we’re going to need something to talk to.”

This is in fact not completely true. Using the current set of argument types supported in GTK-server, it actually *is* possible to speak to other libraries. As an example, check the demonstration with MikMod at the ‘DOCS’ page.

However, in order to be able to compile the GTK-server successfully, at least XForms or GTK1 or GTK2 is required. I guess SoLoad does not have this requirement!

Best regards
Peter

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