Hello, I'm about to use ECL for some embedding work, namely having a front end C interface to a well-known C plugin system with an ECL backend implementing all of the plugin functionality.
I have a few questions before I begin: 1. Is the API denoted in ecl/externals.h pretty stable? Do people think it is going to change much in the future? 2. Are there any issues or special considerations with creating CLOS objects and then calling methods on them from the C side? Will those methods dispatch correctly on the arguments without additional poking from the C side? 3. I have a situation where I have C structures full of data and want to push them into/bring them out of the Lisp side. Are things like si_make_structure what I'm supposed to use on the C side? Are there idioms I should know about to perform this type of data translation? 4. I will have a couple of C files and a pile of lisp files when I'm done. I assume that I'd just compile and assemble them into a shared library as denoted elsewhere in the docs and on this list? Are the ecl non-private functions and symbols minimized in the exports of the library to lessen the chances of stomping on something in the application when the plugin gets loaded? 5. If I si_safe_eval something like (setf a 3), then later si_safe_eval on the variable a, is that defined? Are toplevel bindings of specials, functions, macros, persistent between invocations to si_safe_eval? Thank you very much! -pete ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Ecls-list mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ecls-list
