Sorry if I missed some bit of info, but: > Am 06.10.2016 um 11:09 schrieb Stelian Ionescu <sione...@cddr.org>: > > [...] >> So my closing question is: If I want to be able to use shared-object >> files with my lisp libraries what is the correct asdf way for this to >> be done? Given that: >> - The shared-object file is not available through any package manager >> - people should be able to just quickload the project and start working >> - I need to support osx/linux/windows so I will be including a >> selection of .so/dll/dylib files. >> - Requiring every user to have a C compiler set up on their machine is >> not acceptable. > > Requiring those who compile the app to have a C compiler is the reality of > today's operating systems, whether you find it palatable or not. > If you decide to fight against this you'll probably end up creating more > problems than you solve, and for little gain.
Hm - I’d just use dlopen, dlsym (or the like on Windows) to load the shared library and access functions etc. That’s what CFFI does - so why not use it. This doesn’t require a C compiler. You’d need CFFI though, not only ASDF. Or just mimic (read: reimplement) the CFFI functionality. ;; Frank
