Scripting C++ -- Boost.Python vs CORBA vs ???

[Craig Maloney]

Hi Craig.

Since your site specifically lists g++ 2.95 and NOT 3.x, am I to infer
that there will be problems with the new ABI?  -- Or any problems that 
will, in practice or principle, cause conflicts with g++ 3.0?

*Holds breath... and crosses fingers...*

--Craig

rasmussn at lanl.gov wrote:

> On Wednesday, February 20, 2002, at 04:48 PM, David Abrahams wrote:
> 
>>> As I understand it, the SILOON project uses a commercial parser known as
>>> PDT from uoregon.  Have you, or has anyone else had any experience with
>>> the SILOON/PDT project?  On the face of it, my guess would be that you
>>> would be somewhat skeptical of their claims?
>>
>>
>> I haven't had any experience with it. I just found that site. My 
>> skepticism
>> just dropped by a factor of 8. If they are really using the EDG 
>> front-end as
>> they claim to, then I am sure the parser is excellent. I do have to 
>> wonder
>> who is paying for the FE. The issues of dealing with the semantics of 
>> what
>> they've parsed remain, but these guys at least seem to be doing the 
>> parsing
>> part right.
> 
> 
> It is my understanding that an educational or research license to the EDG
> front end is fairly easy to obtain.  The University of Oregon has obtained
> the right to distribute the EDG front-end as binaries and does so for 
> several
> platforms in the Program Database Toolkit (PDT).  So for anyone wanting
> interface level information from C++ or Fortran 90 source files, the PDT
> is an excellent tool.  We use it in several projects.
> 
> See http://www.cs.uoregon.edu/research/paracomp/pdtoolkit/ and
> http://www.acl.lanl.gov/siloon/ for more information.
> 
> Craig
> 
>