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Re: [open-cobol-list] solving my problem, helping others. JNI vs Boost
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Patrick |
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Re: [open-cobol-list] solving my problem, helping others. JNI vs Boost |
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Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:35:55 -0400 |
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Hi Brian
If C++ is not imminent should I maybe focus on user defined functions?
I could hack libcob, recompiling it with my own functions. Afterwards I
could study Lua and Tcl to better understand how dynamic languages load
external C libraries and then I could try to figure out how to do this
without using a dynamic language with libcob. I wish Ada and Vala were
not so large, The spec file/ vapi file thing would be good to study but
it's beyond my competence right now.
I can also look at Java integration. Hitachi boasts about their Cobol
compiler working with it, maybe it's a good thing for the whole
community. I just need Sockets, RS232 and GPIB. If I can get the first
two with Java then I better go for it. GPIB (general Purpose Interface
Bus) is a 40 year old protocol just being phased out of the test and
measurement/ Scientific instrument field. There is still likely a few
billion dollars worth of used equipment floating around that uses this
and a huge market to supply support as manufacturers drop support to
force people to buy the same instrument that has ethernet.
Thanks for the libXML tip, I will look into this.
Rebol and Falcon both look interesting. You are so well versed in the
"off brand" languages as well. Yep BF could have chosen a better name.
Do you think it is a good piece of code to study in term of learning
about interpreters?
I have read about Unicon and Icon and even printed the Icon manual.
There is also spitbol for snobol and python and Lua implementations. I
don't know if I will have time for it but it would be neat to have one
for OC too.
Thanks again-Patrick