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swigweb/compare.ht

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ SWIG Features
 <h2>SWIG Features</h2>
 
 <p>
-This information is based on the current release, SWIG-1.3.16.
+This information is based on the current release, SWIG-1.3.18.
 
 <h3>Code Generation</h3>
 
-SWIG current generates wrapper code for nine different target languages:
+SWIG current generates wrapper code for eleven different target languages:
 
 <ul>
 <li>Guile
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ SWIG current generates wrapper code for nine different target languages:
 <li>Python
 <li>Ruby
 <li>Tcl
+<li>Chicken
+<li>C#
 </ul>
 
 In addition to this, an XML output module was recently added and work
@@ -63,8 +65,9 @@ SWIG provides wrapping support for almost all of ANSI C++.
 
 The only major C++ feature not currently supported by SWIG is the
 wrapping of nested classes--a problem we're working on. SWIG also
-does not allow C++ virtual methods to be implemented in the
+does not allow C++ virtual methods to be implemented in certain
-target language (a subtle feature that might be useful in certain projects).
+target languages (a subtle feature that might be useful in projects that
+rely heavily on the use of callback functions).
 
 <p>
 C++ users who rely on advanced template programming techniques 

swigweb/copyfun.ht

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Proposed SWIG Copyright
 <pre>
 Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator  (SWIG)
 
-Copyright (C) 1995-2000
+Copyright (C) 1995-2003
 The University of Chicago
 All Rights Reserved
 

swigweb/doc.ht

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SWIG Documentation, Presentations, and Papers
 <H3>SWIG1.3</h3>
 <ul>
 
-<li> <a href="Doc1.3/index.html">Development Documentation</a> for SWIG1.3.17.
+<li> <a href="Doc1.3/index.html">Development Documentation</a> for SWIG1.3.18.
 <li> Also available in <a href="swigdoc.pdf">PDF</a> and <a href="swigdoc.ps">postscript</a> (SWIG-1.3.11).
 </ul>
 

swigweb/exec.ht

@@ -5,63 +5,69 @@ Executive Summary
 
 <p>
 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>,
+C++ with scripting languages such as Perl, Python, Ruby, and Tcl.  It
-<a href="http://www.python.org">Python</a>, and 
+works by taking the declarations found in C/C++ header files and using
-<a href="http://www.scriptics.com">Tcl/Tk</a>.  It works by taking the declarations commonly found in C/C++ header
+them to generate the wrapper code that scripting languages need to
-files and using them to generate the glue code (wrappers) that scripting
+access the underlying C/C++ code.  In addition, SWIG provides a
-languages need to access the underlying C/C++ code. 
+variety of customization features that let you tailor the wrapping
+process to suit your application.
 
 <p>
-John Ousterhout has written a
+John Ousterhout (creator of Tcl) has written a
 <a href="http://home.pacbell.net/ouster/scripting.html">paper</a>
 that describes the
 benefits of scripting languages.   SWIG makes it fairly easy to connect scripting
 languages with C/C++ code.
 
-<p>You might use SWIG in a number of ways:
+<p>SWIG is used in a number of ways:
 
 <ul>
-<li><b>Building more powerful C/C++ programs</b>.   Using SWIG, you can replace the main()
+<li><b>Building more powerful C/C++ programs</b>.  Using SWIG, you can
-function of a C program with a scripting interpreter from which you can control your
+replace the main() function of a C program with a scripting
-application.  This adds quite a lot of flexibility and makes it easier to build
+interpreter from which you can control the application.  This adds
-extensible programs. When combined with Tk, you can also build graphical user interfaces.
+quite a lot of flexibility and makes the program "programmable."  That
+is, the scripting interface allows users and developers to easily
+modifiy the behavior of the program without having to modify low-level
+C/C++ code.  The benefits of this are numerous. In fact think of all
+of the large software packages that you use every day---nearly all of
+them include special a macro language, configuration language, or even
+a scripting engine that allows users to make customizations.
 
 <p>
 <li><b>Rapid prototyping and debugging</b>.  SWIG allows C/C++ programs to be placed in
 a scripting environment that can be used for testing and debugging.
 For example, you might test a library with a collection of scripts or use the scripting
 interpreter as an interactive debugger.   Since SWIG requires no modifications to the
-underlying C code, it can be used even if the final product does not rely upon scripting.
+underlying C/C++ code, it can be used even if the final product does not rely upon scripting.
 
 <p>
-<li><b>Systems integration</b>.  Scripting languages work fairly well for controlling and gluing
+<li><b>Systems integration</b>.  Scripting languages work fairly well
-software components together.  With SWIG, different C/C++ programs can be turned into
+for controlling and gluing loosely-coupled software components
-scripting language extension modules.   These modules can then be combined together
+together.  With SWIG, different C/C++ programs can be turned into
-to create new and interesting applications.
+scripting language extension modules.  These modules can then be
+combined together to create new and interesting applications.
 
 <p>
-<li><b>Construction of scripting language extension modules</b>.  SWIG can
+<li><b>Construction of scripting language extension modules</b>.  SWIG
-be used to turn common C/C++ libraries into components for use in
+can be used to turn common C/C++ libraries into components for use in
-popular scripting languages.   However, before doing this, you might
+popular scripting languages.  Of course, you will still want to make
-want to do a search to see if someone else has already made 
+sure that no-one else has already created a module before doing this.
-such a module.
 </ul>
 
 SWIG is sometimes compared to interface definition language (IDL)
-compilers such as those you would find with systems such as CORBA and
+compilers such as those you find with systems such as CORBA and COM.
-COM.  Although there are a few similarities, the whole point of SWIG
+Although there are a few similarities, the whole point of SWIG is to
-is to make it so you don't have to add an extra layer of IDL specifications
+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
+to your application.  If anything, it's much more of a rapid
-prototyping tool.   Specifically:
+application development and prototyping tool.  Specifically:
 
 <p>
 <ul>
-<li><b>ANSI C/C++ syntax</b>.  SWIG parses a form of ANSI C 
+<li><b>ANSI C/C++ syntax</b>.  SWIG parses ANSI C++ that has been
-syntax that has been extended with a number of special directives.
+extended with a number of special directives.  As a result, interfaces
-As a result, interfaces are usually built by grabbing a header file
+are usually built by grabbing a header file and tweaking it a little
-and tweaking it a little bit.  This particular approach is especially
+bit.  This particular approach is especially useful when the
-useful when the underlying C/C++ program undergoes frequent
+underlying C/C++ program undergoes frequent modification.
-modification.
 
 <p>
 <li><b>SWIG is not a stub generator</b>.  SWIG produces code that you
@@ -83,23 +89,17 @@ its scripting interface.
 
 <p>
 <li><b>Extensibility</b>.  SWIG provides a variety of customization options that
-allow you to blow your whole leg off.  SWIG does not enforce any rules related to programming
+allow you to blow your whole leg off if that's what you want to do.  
-morality.
+SWIG is not here to enforce programming morality.
 </ul>
 
-It is also worth noting that even though SWIG is occasionally compared
+Finally, it is 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.  By far, the most
+widespread use in a scripting language distribution. applications.
-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.
@@ -110,8 +110,10 @@ 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 750 people subscribe
+remains an all-volunteer effort.  Approximately 875 people subscribe
 to the SWIG mailing list (swig@cs.uchicago.edu) and a public CVS
-repository is available at the University of Chicago.  Over 12000 people
+repository is available at the University of Chicago.  Versions of 
-downloaded the last SWIG release (SWIG-1.3.11).
+SWIG can now be found in most Linux distributions (however, you'll almost
+certainly want to get the latest version here).
+
 

swigweb/history.ht

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ handling of overloaded functions added.
 <li>September 9, 2002. SWIG-1.3.15 released.
 <li>October 14, 2002. SWIG-1.3.16 released.
 <li>November 22, 2002. SWIG-1.3.17 released.
+<li>March 23, 2003. SWIG-1.3.18 released.
 </ul>
 
 

swigweb/screenshot2.ht

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+SWIG Screenshot
+
+<p><img src="images/screen.png" alt="Screenshot">
+
+<p><img src="images/screenshot2.png">
+
+<p>
+Much better than before, don't you think?
+

swigweb/subversion.ht

@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ SWIG Subversion
 </center>
 
 <p>
-<li>The ever-so-impressive SWIG <a href="screenshot.html">screenshot</a>.
+<li>The ever-so-impressive SWIG-1.1 <a href="screenshot.html">screenshot</a>.
-<li><a href="visual.html">Visual SWIG 2000++</a>--the version for funding agents and managers.
+<li>An even more impressive <a href="screenshot2.html">screenshot</a> showing the new streamlined interface to SWIG-1.3.
+<li><a href="visual.html">Visual SWIG 2002++ .NET</a>--the version for managers.
 <li>The greatly simplified <a href="copyfun.html">copyright</a>.
 </ul>
 

swigweb/tutorial.ht

@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ Now, compiling (Python):
 
 <blockquote>
 <pre>
-$ swig -proxy -python -c++ pair.i
+$ swig -python -c++ pair.i
 $ c++ -c pair_wrap.c -I/usr/local/include/python2.1
 $ c++ -shared pair_wrap.o -o paircmodule.so
 $ python