std.ffi?

[Jens Mueller]

Alex Rønne Petersen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I implemented a simple binding/wrapper for libffi in D a while
> back[1]. We have successfully used this to implement native function
> invocation in MCI's IR interpreter. I'm wondering if there is any
> interest in making this a standard module in Phobos (std.ffi or so).
> If so, I'm willing to put in some effort to sanitize and properly
> document the API.
> 
> This means that we will be depending on libffi. I don't know how
> people feel about this. FWIW, the library is available on virtually
> any POSIX system (including OS X). Only Windows doesn't have it.

Is it possible to add a plain conversion of the header files to Deimos
https://github.com/D-Programming-Deimos?

Adding a higher level wrapper on top of the plain conversion to Phobos
may be a good idea. But ultimately a package manager should address
these issues.

Jens