Digital Mars - digitalmars.D.learn - Calling D function from C

↑ ↓ ← → Jonathan Crapuchettes <jcrapuchettes gmail.com> writes:

Is there a way to compile a D object file with some C code? I am looking into 
creating a PHP extension from D instead of C and as I see it, I would need to
be 
able to create and interface function in C that can call a D function.

I tried a simple example of this, but ran into some linking problems. The 
example follows:

------------- D code -----------------
import std.stdio;

extern (C)
{
     void test()
     {
	test2();
     }

} //end extern

void test2()
{
     writefln("test");
}

------------- C code -------------------
#include <stdio.h>

void test();

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
     test();

     return 0;
}

------------ Compiled As ---------------
/opt/dmd/bin/dmd test.d -c
gcc main.c test.o -m32 -o tester -lphobos -lpthread -lm
Linker Error...

Apr 22 2008

↑ ↓ ← → Johan Granberg <lijat.meREM OVEgmail.com> writes:

Jonathan Crapuchettes wrote:

 Is there a way to compile a D object file with some C code? I am looking
 into creating a PHP extension from D instead of C and as I see it, I would
 need to be able to create and interface function in C that can call a D
 function.
 
 I tried a simple example of this, but ran into some linking problems. The
 example follows:
 
 ------------- D code -----------------
 import std.stdio;
 
 extern (C)
 {
      void test()
      {
 test2();
      }
 
 } //end extern
 
 void test2()
 {
      writefln("test");
 }
 
 ------------- C code -------------------
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 void test();
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
      test();
 
      return 0;
 }
 
 ------------ Compiled As ---------------
 /opt/dmd/bin/dmd test.d -c
 gcc main.c test.o -m32 -o tester -lphobos -lpthread -lm
 Linker Error...


The code looks ok to me, wath if you compile the c code first and then use
dmd to link it (dmd probably uses some linker flags you did not think of)

Apr 22 2008

↑ ↓ ← → "Bruce Adams" <tortoise_74 yeah.who.co.uk> writes:

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:36:26 +0100, Johan Granberg  
<lijat.meREM OVEgmail.com> wrote:

 Jonathan Crapuchettes wrote:


 ------------ Compiled As ---------------
 /opt/dmd/bin/dmd test.d -c
 gcc main.c test.o -m32 -o tester -lphobos -lpthread -lm
 Linker Error...


 The code looks ok to me, wath if you compile the c code first and then  
 use
 dmd to link it (dmd probably uses some linker flags you did not think of)


Although in theory both compilers are generating compatible ELF objects I  
would be wary of mixing
compilers this way and much more comfortable using either dmc & dmc or gdc  
& gcc together.

Apr 23 2008

↑ ↓ ← → Jonathan Crapuchettes <jcrapuchettes gmail.com> writes:

I tried both gdc and dmd for the D code and both had gcc create the same linker 
errors.
Thanks
JC

Bruce Adams wrote:
 On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:36:26 +0100, Johan Granberg 
 <lijat.meREM OVEgmail.com> wrote:
 
 Jonathan Crapuchettes wrote:


 ------------ Compiled As ---------------
 /opt/dmd/bin/dmd test.d -c
 gcc main.c test.o -m32 -o tester -lphobos -lpthread -lm
 Linker Error...


 The code looks ok to me, wath if you compile the c code first and then 
 use
 dmd to link it (dmd probably uses some linker flags you did not think of)


 Although in theory both compilers are generating compatible ELF objects 
 I would be wary of mixing
 compilers this way and much more comfortable using either dmc & dmc or 
 gdc & gcc together.

Apr 23 2008

↑ ↓ ← → Bill Baxter <dnewsgroup billbaxter.com> writes:

Jonathan Crapuchettes wrote:
 Is there a way to compile a D object file with some C code? I am looking 
 into creating a PHP extension from D instead of C and as I see it, I 
 would need to be able to create and interface function in C that can 
 call a D function.


You might be able to learn something from looking at PyD.
http://pyd.dsource.org/
That aims to let you write Python extensions in D.

It works by making shared libs though.  That might be the best way.  I 
think that means you would have to use GDC on linux.

--bb

Apr 23 2008

↑ ↓ ← → "Jarrett Billingsley" <kb3ctd2 yahoo.com> writes:

"Jonathan Crapuchettes" <jcrapuchettes gmail.com> wrote in message 
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 /opt/dmd/bin/dmd test.d -c
 gcc main.c test.o -m32 -o tester -lphobos -lpthread -lm
 Linker Error...


What _was_ the linker error?

Apr 23 2008

↑ ↓ ← → Jonathan Crapuchettes <jcrapuchettes gmail.com> writes:

/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.1.3/../../../../lib32/libphobos.a(deh2.o): In 
function `_D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable':
internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0x9): 
undefined reference to `_deh_beg'
internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0xe): 
undefined reference to `_deh_beg'
internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0x14): 
undefined reference to `_deh_end'
internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0x37): 
undefined reference to `_deh_end'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
 "Jonathan Crapuchettes" <jcrapuchettes gmail.com> wrote in message 
 news:fulp5j$19hu$1 digitalmars.com...
 
 /opt/dmd/bin/dmd test.d -c
 gcc main.c test.o -m32 -o tester -lphobos -lpthread -lm
 Linker Error...


 What _was_ the linker error?

Apr 23 2008

↑ ↓ ← → BCS <BCS pathlink.com> writes:

Jonathan Crapuchettes wrote:
 /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.1.3/../../../../lib32/libphobos.a(deh2.o): 
 In function `_D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable':
 internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0x9): 
 undefined reference to `_deh_beg'
 internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0xe): 
 undefined reference to `_deh_beg'
 internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0x14): 
 undefined reference to `_deh_end'
 internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0x37): 
 undefined reference to `_deh_end'
 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
 
 Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
 
 "Jonathan Crapuchettes" <jcrapuchettes gmail.com> wrote in message 
 news:fulp5j$19hu$1 digitalmars.com...

 /opt/dmd/bin/dmd test.d -c
 gcc main.c test.o -m32 -o tester -lphobos -lpthread -lm
 Linker Error...



 What _was_ the linker error?




`_deh_beg' & `_deh_end' (or should that be da_beg & da_end) are IIRC 
part of the runtime. Try deleting all the .o files and then running it 
the other way (gcc -c main.c; dmd test.d main.o) dmd sometimes has 
issues with stuff if you compile piecemeal. There might be other ways to 
fix this but I don't recall the details.

Apr 23 2008

↑ ↓ ← → Jonathan Crapuchettes <jcrapuchettes gmail.com> writes:

I got the same errors doing you suggestion.
Thanks,
JC

gcc -c main.c -m32
jonathan blackbeard:~/workspace/c/ctodTest$ /opt/dmd/bin/dmd test.d main.o
gcc test.o main.o -o test -m32 -Xlinker -L/opt/dmd/bin/../lib -lphobos
-lpthread -lm
Errors...

BCS wrote:
 Jonathan Crapuchettes wrote:
 /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.1.3/../../../../lib32/libphobos.a(deh2.o): 
 In function `_D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable':
 internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0x9): 
 undefined reference to `_deh_beg'
 internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0xe): 
 undefined reference to `_deh_beg'
 internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0x14): 
 undefined reference to `_deh_end'
 internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0x37): 
 undefined reference to `_deh_end'
 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

 Jarrett Billingsley wrote:

 "Jonathan Crapuchettes" <jcrapuchettes gmail.com> wrote in message 
 news:fulp5j$19hu$1 digitalmars.com...

 /opt/dmd/bin/dmd test.d -c
 gcc main.c test.o -m32 -o tester -lphobos -lpthread -lm
 Linker Error...



 What _was_ the linker error?




 `_deh_beg' & `_deh_end' (or should that be da_beg & da_end) are IIRC 
 part of the runtime. Try deleting all the .o files and then running it 
 the other way (gcc -c main.c; dmd test.d main.o) dmd sometimes has 
 issues with stuff if you compile piecemeal. There might be other ways to 
 fix this but I don't recall the details.

Apr 23 2008

↑ ↓ ← → Jonathan Crapuchettes <jcrapuchettes gmail.com> writes:

I just tried the following and it worked.

gcc -c main.c
gdmd test.d main.o

Thanks for everyones help!
JC

BCS wrote:
 Jonathan Crapuchettes wrote:
 /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.1.3/../../../../lib32/libphobos.a(deh2.o): 
 In function `_D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable':
 internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0x9): 
 undefined reference to `_deh_beg'
 internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0xe): 
 undefined reference to `_deh_beg'
 internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0x14): 
 undefined reference to `_deh_end'
 internal/deh2.d:(.text._D4deh213__eh_finddataFPvZPS4deh213DHandlerTable+0x37): 
 undefined reference to `_deh_end'
 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

 Jarrett Billingsley wrote:

 "Jonathan Crapuchettes" <jcrapuchettes gmail.com> wrote in message 
 news:fulp5j$19hu$1 digitalmars.com...

 /opt/dmd/bin/dmd test.d -c
 gcc main.c test.o -m32 -o tester -lphobos -lpthread -lm
 Linker Error...



 What _was_ the linker error?




 `_deh_beg' & `_deh_end' (or should that be da_beg & da_end) are IIRC 
 part of the runtime. Try deleting all the .o files and then running it 
 the other way (gcc -c main.c; dmd test.d main.o) dmd sometimes has 
 issues with stuff if you compile piecemeal. There might be other ways to 
 fix this but I don't recall the details.

Apr 23 2008