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@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ languages with C/C++ code.
<p>You might use SWIG in a number of ways:
<ul>
<li><b>Building more interesting C/C++ programs</b>. Using SWIG, you can replace the main()
<li><b>Building more powerful C/C++ programs</b>. Using SWIG, you can replace the main()
function of a C program with a scripting interpreter from which you can control your
application. This adds quite a lot of flexibility and makes it easier to build
extensible programs. When combined with Tk, you can also build graphical user interfaces.
@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ underlying C code, it can be used even if the final product does not rely upon s
software components together. With SWIG, different C/C++ programs can be turned into
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
be used to turn common C/C++ libraries into components for use in
popular scripting languages. However, before doing this, you might
want to do a search to see if someone else has already made
such a module.
</ul>
SWIG is sometimes compared to interface definition language (IDL)
@ -59,6 +66,13 @@ and tweaking it a little bit.
simply compile and run. You don't have to fill in any stubs or write
special code as you do with RPC-like systems.
<p>
<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.
<p>
<li><b>Designed to work with existing C/C++ code</b>. SWIG requires little, if any, modifications
to existing code. For the most part, it encourages you to keep a clean separation between
@ -74,4 +88,9 @@ A number of <a href="doc.html">papers and tutorials</a> describing SWIG are avai
You can also view a simple <a href="tutorial.html">tutorial</a> to see an
example of SWIG in action.
<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
to the SWIG mailing list (swig@cs.uchicago.edu) and a public CVS
repository is available at the University of Chicago.