which FFI to use

Hello,

before jumping deeper into GUI waters, I'd like to play a bit with
calling 3rd party C library which I'll need for my project.

Considering that I use x86_64 Linux, I wonder if there is some
possibility to call 64bit C library or I'd have to compile it as 32bit?

I did watch "The good, the bad and the ugly" presentation from
PharoDAYS-2015, but I'm not sure what is the current status and whether
WIP: FFI is ready to test? (I use V5.0 image)?


Sincerely,
Gour

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On December 26, 2015 8:53:47 AM GMT+01:00, "Saša Janiška" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>Considering that I use x86_64 Linux, I wonder if there is some
>possibility to call 64bit C library or I'd have to compile it as 32bit?


You can only call 32bits libraries. Mainstream Linux distributions have both 32 and 64 so there is no theoretical problem here. The only problem is that it makes installation harder unless you package your app with distribution-specific tools.


>I did watch "The good, the bad and the ugly" presentation from
>PharoDAYS-2015, but I'm not sure what is the current status and whether
>WIP: FFI is ready to test? (I use V5.0 image)?

The Nativeboost calls should continue working in Pharo 5 and beyond

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On Sub, 2015-12-26 at 09:37 +0100, Damien Cassou wrote:

> You can only call 32bits libraries. Mainstream Linux distributions
> have both 32 and 64 so there is no theoretical problem here. The only
> problem is that it makes installation harder unless you package your
> app with distribution-specific tools.

OK.

> The Nativeboost calls should continue working in Pharo 5 and beyond

Is there going to be 64bit VM for Pharo-5?


Sincerely,
Gour

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bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, 
intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost 
one falls down again into the material pool.

Le 26/12/15 10:50, Saša Janiška a écrit :
Yes probably by June.