Daniel Wallin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > At 18:03 2003-06-17, you wrote: >>Daniel Wallin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > Is there any interest for luabind in boost? It's similar to boost.python >> > but generates binding code to Lua instead of Python. >> > >> > My feeling is that it would make a good package together with BPL. >> > >> > http://luabind.sourceforge.net >> > >> > (note that the library is still in beta) >> >>You might note http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/1606964, >>a message which I cc:'d you on an received no response to. At the >>time I took it that you weren't interested. > > Hm.. Checked my inbox, I never got that message. > >>http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/c++-sig/1673338 is more >>recent and also relevant to your question. >> >>In short, I'd love to see luabind in Boost, and I'd hate to see it >>happen without substantial code sharing with Boost.Python. > > I agree. It seems like a lot of code could be shared. > For instance, the conversion system between base<->derived should work > exactly the same and we could probably plug in BPL's system for this > without much trouble. > > It would also be really nice if we could share most of the front-end > code (declaration of > scopes, classes and functions). > > Note however that there are quite a few differences in design, for instance > for our scope's we have been experimenting with expressions ala phoenix: > > namespace_("foo") > [ > def(..), > def(..) > ];
I considered this syntax but I am not convinced it is an advantage. It seems to have quite a few downsides and no upsides. Am I missing something? > Also, we don't have a type-converter registry; we make all choices on what > converter to use at compile time. I used to do that, but it doesn't support component-based-development has other serious problems. Are you sure your code is actually conformant? When converters are determined at compile-time, the only viable and conformant way AFAICT is with template specializations, and that means clients have to be highly conscious of ordering issues. > Anyway, I am _very_ interested in this. I'm very happy to pursue it with you. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
