Re: creating linux so files instead of dll files

From: Cameron Laird (claird_at_lairds.com)
Date: 11/17/03 

Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:30:21 -0000

In article <vp9c519dqglq61@corp.supernews.com>, marvin <scary@movie.com> wrote:
>Shared libraries often are called as shared objects. On most UNIX systems
>they are denoted with a .so suffix; HP-UX uses a .sl suffix and Microsoft
>refer to them as DLLs (dynamic link libraries).
>
>i decided not to mess with these shared libraries on windows or linux. i
>doubt it is going to be that much easier in linux.
>it probably just looks easy to do. i better just forget about using swing.
>i think tcl/tk would be cool if you knew how to use
>shared libraries with swig.
>
>i need to stay wiith something more basic and make my life easier.
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There's generally plenty of sympathy and even enthusiasm
hereabouts for making life easier. Did you get what you
wanted? Was it an example of use of a Linux-hosted shared
library with Tcl and Swig?

If your requirement is just to work with a shared library,
you might find ffidl suits you even better than Swig. 

-- 
Cameron Laird <claird@phaseit.net>
Business:  http://www.Phaseit.net

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