On 11/08/2014 06:04, Kjell Rilbe wrote: > Den 2014-08-10 12:04 skrev Dmitry Yemanov såhär: >> 10.08.2014 13:55, Reinier Olislagers wrote: >> >>> However, apparently FB devs don't think it's important to keep it in >>> sync with the C++ interface - even if third parties could submit patches >>> for that. >>> >>> So in effect, new FB (features) will not be compatible with any language >>> that does not have C++ support. >> So far we're trying to find a compromise. >> > I've been following this thread with interest. Being an end user (not > API user) i don't really understand all the details, but it appears to > me as if Adriano et al are arguing in favour of a C++ API and some > "hacks" to make that API accessible from non C++ compatible languages. > > While I very much like the idea of an OO interface generally speaking, > it seems to me that the FB project would have to take on a huge amount > of work to make that API accessible from "any" language. The proposed > solutions seem very "hacky" to me - too low-level and dependent on > details of various compiler implementations, that might also change > between compiler versions.
The hack approach dependent on compilers details is the one we use currently. It's exactly what I tried to avoid, writing a stable and compiler independent layout. > Just to keep it accessible from Delphi as > well as FP seems like excessive work, especially considering that the > details of vtable etc might change in new version of FP and Delphi. If they're really the dumb people wanting to kill their languages, they will change. > My question in that context is what is really the point of having a C++ > API rather than a regula C one, which appears to have much less of those > compatibility problems? > > If the point is "small", it seems not worth the trouble. > > My API is a C API with good access to C++, Delphi and FPC, until nobody pointed the contrary. Adriano ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
