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reply "Alex_Dovhal" <alex_dovhal yahoo.com> writes:
Hi. I try to interface D module with C one. See:

* file test.c:
#include <stdio.h>
int c_var;
int func()
{
    c_var = 1234;
    printf("In C\n");
    printf("c_var = %d\n", c_var);
    printf("&c_var = %x\n", &c_var);
    return 0;
}

* file unit.d:
module unit;
import std.stdio;
extern(C){
    int c_var;
    int func();
}

void main()
{
    func();
    writeln("In D");
    writefln("c_var = %d", c_var);
    writefln("&c_var = %x", &c_var);
}

And compile:
    dmc -c test.c
    dmd unit.d test.obj

I'd like to call C functions and use C variables in D module.
D calls C functions just fine, but how can I use C variables?

This program outputs:
In C
c_var = 1234
&c_var = 45d004
In D
c_var = 0
&c_var = 14298c
Jun 26 2011
parent reply Robert Clipsham <robert octarineparrot.com> writes:
On 26/06/2011 20:54, Alex_Dovhal wrote:
 I'd like to call C functions and use C variables in D module.
 D calls C functions just fine, but how can I use C variables?
extern(C) extern int myCVar; -- Robert http://octarineparrot.com/
Jun 26 2011
parent reply "Alex_Dovhal" <alex_dovhal yahoo.com> writes:
"Robert Clipsham" <robert octarineparrot.com> wrote:
 On 26/06/2011 20:54, Alex_Dovhal wrote:
 I'd like to call C functions and use C variables in D module.
 D calls C functions just fine, but how can I use C variables?
extern(C) extern int myCVar;
Thanks for answer. I've already tried that, it doesn't work for some reason: * file unit2.d: module unit; import std.stdio; extern(C) int func(); extern(C) extern int c_var; void main() { func(); writeln("In D"); writefln("c_var = %d", c_var); writefln("&c_var = %x", &c_var); } Result: In C c_var = 1234 &c_var = 470200 In D object.Error: Access Violation ---------------- 426DA4 426C1B 405BEB 4057E7 451099 ---------------- Found workaround, but it's extreme hack: *file test.c #include <stdio.h> int c_var; //int* ref_c_var() //{ // return &c_var; //} #define REF_DECL(int, c_var) int func() { c_var = 1234; printf("In C\n"); printf("c_var = %d\n", c_var); printf("&c_var = %x\n", &c_var); return 0; } *file: unit1.d: module unit; import std.stdio; extern(C) int func(); string C_VAR(string type, string name) { return "extern (C) "~ type ~ "* ref_" ~ name ~ "();"~ " " ~ "ref " ~ type ~ " " ~ name ~"(){return *ref_"~name~"();}"; } mixin(C_VAR("int", "c_var")); void main() { func(); writeln("In D"); writefln("c_var = %d", c_var); writefln("&c_var = %x", &c_var); }
Jun 26 2011
parent reply Jimmy Cao <jcao219 gmail.com> writes:
On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Alex_Dovhal <alex_dovhal yahoo.com> wrote:

 "Robert Clipsham" <robert octarineparrot.com> wrote:
 On 26/06/2011 20:54, Alex_Dovhal wrote:
 I'd like to call C functions and use C variables in D module.
 D calls C functions just fine, but how can I use C variables?
extern(C) extern int myCVar;
Thanks for answer. I've already tried that, it doesn't work for some reason: * file unit2.d: module unit; import std.stdio; extern(C) int func(); extern(C) extern int c_var; void main() { func(); writeln("In D"); writefln("c_var = %d", c_var); writefln("&c_var = %x", &c_var); } Result: In C c_var = 1234 &c_var = 470200 In D object.Error: Access Violation ---------------- 426DA4 426C1B 405BEB 4057E7 451099 ---------------- Found workaround, but it's extreme hack: *file test.c #include <stdio.h> int c_var; //int* ref_c_var() //{ // return &c_var; //} #define REF_DECL(int, c_var) int func() { c_var = 1234; printf("In C\n"); printf("c_var = %d\n", c_var); printf("&c_var = %x\n", &c_var); return 0; } *file: unit1.d: module unit; import std.stdio; extern(C) int func(); string C_VAR(string type, string name) { return "extern (C) "~ type ~ "* ref_" ~ name ~ "();"~ " " ~ "ref " ~ type ~ " " ~ name ~"(){return *ref_"~name~"();}"; } mixin(C_VAR("int", "c_var")); void main() { func(); writeln("In D"); writefln("c_var = %d", c_var); writefln("&c_var = %x", &c_var); }
It works for me like this: extern(C){ __gshared int c_var; int func(); }
Jun 26 2011
parent "Alex_Dovhal" <alex_dovhal yahoo.com> writes:
"Jimmy Cao" <jcao219 gmail.com> wrote:
It works for me like this:

extern(C){
   __gshared int c_var;
   int func();
}
Thanks.
Jun 26 2011