Status D dynamic libs?

[Bruno Medeiros]

Tom S wrote:
> 
> DDL on the other hand, provides pretty much the functionality that .SO 
> on Unix do (plus introspection of the loaded modules), thus allowing 
> partial linking. Everything 'just works' since the undefined symbols 
> will be taken from the host application, thus globals, typeinfo and 
> whatnot will be shared between the host and the plugins.
> 
> DDL is not being actively maintained because Eric is currently busy with 
> other stuff, mainly due to rand() real life events.
> Last time I checked, DDL compiled with Tango and the basic examples worked.
> 

Yup. Due to the nature of DLL's, D-to-D shared libraries are never going 
to work right (unless one restricts the API to C-level constructs only, 
ie, no classes, no exceptions, etc.).
That's why a project such as DDL is so important, and it's a shame that 
Walter does not realize how beneficial such technology would be for D. 
Anyone who has used libraries with Java or C# (or interpreted high-level 
languages) knows how comfortable it is not having to worry about any of 
such issues, and still have the full power of the language available 
across libraries.

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Bruno Medeiros - Software Developer, MSc. in CS/E graduate
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