[Image-SIG] Combining PIL and Boost.Python

[Jurjen Westra]

Hi all,

I am working on a system that has already a lot of functionality 
exported with Boost.Python. I want to add PIL to the system. I am 
wondering how to do the following.

In short: I want to create a totally independent library with PIL 
extensions. This library should be exported with Boost.


I want to be able to extend PIL in my own module without touching the 
source code of PIL. I have played a bit already, and the way I do it now 
involves editing Imaging.h, _imaging.c and Image.py (and setup.py).

Starting from a C/C++ function, e.g.

Imaging myPILExtension(Imaging img1, Imaging img2, MyClass mc)

I could export it using Boost, but how can I make sure my Boost wrapper 
around Imaging is considered the same as a python Image as it is now?


If anybody has experience with this, please share it.

I don't have much experience with exporting, so any help is very welcome!

Thanks!

Jurjen