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<img src="images/exec.png" alt="Executive Summary">
<p>
SWIG is an interface compiler that connects programs written in C,
C++, and Objective-C with scripting languages including <a href="http://www.perl.org">Perl</a>,
SWIG is an interface compiler that connects programs written in C and
C++ with scripting languages including <a href="http://www.perl.org">Perl</a>,
<a href="http://www.python.org">Python</a>, and
<a href="http://www.scriptics.com">Tcl/Tk</a>. It works by taking the declarations commonly found in C/C++ header
files and using them to generate the glue code (wrappers) that scripting
languages need to access the underlying C/C++ code.
languages need to access the underlying C/C++ code.
<p>
John Ousterhout has written a
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SWIG is sometimes compared to interface definition language (IDL)
compilers such as those you would find with systems such as CORBA and
COM. Although there are a few similarities, the whole point of SWIG
is to make it so you don't have to screw around with that stuff. If
anything, it's much more of a rapid application development and
is to make it so you don't have to add an extra layer of IDL specifications
to your application. If anything, it's much more of a rapid application development and
prototyping tool. Specifically:
<p>
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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).
widespread use in a scripting language distribution. By far, the most
significant difference between SWIG and similar tools is that SWIG
implements the full C++ type system--with support for all C datatypes,
C++ classes, namespaces, and templates. By focusing on types, SWIG is
able to provide a high degree of reliability and it is able to handle
the wrapping of large-scale C/C++ code that appears in real
applications.
<p>
A number of <a href="doc.html">papers and tutorials</a> describing SWIG are available.
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<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 700 people subscribe
remains an all-volunteer effort. Approximately 750 people subscribe
to the SWIG mailing list (swig@cs.uchicago.edu) and a public CVS
repository is available at the University of Chicago.
repository is available at the University of Chicago. Over 12000 people
downloaded the last SWIG release (SWIG-1.3.11).