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@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ special client/server code as you do with RPC-like systems.
<li><b>SWIG does not define a protocol nor is it a component
framework.</b> SWIG does not define mechanisms or enforce rules
regarding the way in which software components are supposed to
interact with each other. All it does is provide the glue needed to
hook C code to other languages.
interact with each other. Nor is it a specialized runtime library
or alternative scripting language API. SWIG is merely a code generator
that provides the glue necessary to hook C/C++ to other languages.
<p> <li><b>Designed to work with existing C/C++ code</b>. SWIG
requires little, if any, modifications to existing code. For the most
@ -86,6 +87,20 @@ allow you to blow your whole leg off. SWIG does not enforce any rules related t
morality.
</ul>
It is also worth noting that even though SWIG is occasionally compared
to other more specialized scripting language extension building tools
(e.g., Perl XS, Python bgen, etc.), its primary audience is C/C++
programmers who want to add a scripting language component to their
applications. Because of this, SWIG tends to have a slightly
different focus than tools designed to build small modules for
widespread use in a scripting language distribution. In particular,
SWIG tends to provide much greater support for C/C++ while
deemphasizing most of the low-level details related to the internal
operation of the target language. In contrast, tools specialized to a
particular language allow for a greater degree of customization
(although they are often much more difficult to use).
<p>
A number of <a href="doc.html">papers and tutorials</a> describing SWIG are available.
You can also view a simple <a href="tutorial.html">tutorial</a> to see an
example of SWIG in action, or check out how other people are using SWIG
@ -94,6 +109,6 @@ in their <a href="projects.html">projects</a>.
<p>
SWIG has been freely available in various forms since February, 1996
and a large number of developers have made contributions. Today, SWIG
remains an all-volunteer effort. Approximately 560 people subscribe
remains an all-volunteer effort. Approximately 700 people subscribe
to the SWIG mailing list (swig@cs.uchicago.edu) and a public CVS
repository is available at the University of Chicago.