Re: Beginner at writing a PHP Wrapper for C++ libraries

On Fri, 2009-06-12 at 16:41 -0400, "Eric A. Boney" wrote: > Is it possible to use an object file from the C++ library directly in the > config.m4 file? I attempted to create a symlink to the cpp file that I needed for > my extension but I get a ton of errors when I try to make the extension and I > am guessing it is because this one cpp file that I need requires a ton of other > header files. When using cpp, you have to use a C++ compiler, there's a m4 macro PHP_REQUIRE_CXX, just put that on it's own line and call yur files .cpp and t should work. > > Second question is, I thought I read somewhere that it was possible to create > a stand alone extension that did not require the end user to install the .so > file and then modify the php.ini file and restart the apache server. How can I > do this with my extension and just call/load the .so file in my script(s) that > need it? You have two options: a) either build it shared (using phpize, cofigure, make) and then load via php.ini or "php -d extionsion=..." b) build it statically into php by moving it to php-src/ext/$name, then ./buildconf, ./configure --[enabe|with]-$name. a) gives you shorter comple/test-cycles, b) can make it simpler for some debugging stuff (all symbols directly there...) johannes > Thanks in advance. > > -Eric Bonney >