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8314 :: how to convert .h file to nim module

• Kalbhairab (orginal) [2021-08-10T05:29:48+02:00] view original

  Is there any tutorial to clone c/c++ header files to modules in nim. I wanted to clone guiLite.h file to nim module.

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• Stefan_Salewski (orginal) [2021-08-10T08:41:52+02:00] view original

  You may start with

  https://github.com/nim-lang/c2nim/blob/master/doc/c2nim.rst

  c2nim tool can convert C header and source files, and partly even C++ files to Nim, with some restriction.

  To use it you should know some C and some Nim.

  There are also other tools available like nimteropt.

  See also https://forum.nim-lang.org/t/8286

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• Araq (orginal) [2021-08-10T08:42:34+02:00] view original

  Use c2nim and something like c2nim --nep1 guiLite.h. But please be aware that you need a moderate understanding of both C and Nim to be successful.

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• Kalbhairab (orginal) [2021-08-10T14:31:26+02:00] view original

  GuiLite.h is c++ file and says that it compiles by msvc but nim compiles by mingw compiler and also msvc is very heavy.

  Private question:- Are you creator of nim?

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• Araq (orginal) [2021-08-10T20:50:42+02:00] view original

  GuiLite.h is c++ file and says that it compiles by msvc but nim compiles by mingw compiler and also msvc is very heavy.

  That doesn't matter much, c2nim supports C++ via the --cpp command line option and Nim can use MSVC via --cc:vcc.

  Private question:- Are you creator of nim?

  Yes.

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