Hi guys, can I use a library built in C++ with Kot...
# kotlin-natives
SrSouza
03/03/2020, 4:21 PMHi guys, can I use a library built in C++ with Kotlin Native? If not, what is the technical problems that make this not possible?
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Kris Wong
03/03/2020, 4:22 PMyou will have to create a shim in C
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SrSouza
03/03/2020, 6:21 PMDo yu have any resource of how do that? like sample project?
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Kris Wong
03/03/2020, 6:22 PMi do not
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corneil
03/03/2020, 7:35 PMThe main problem is that the code generated by C++ with name mangling, inlining, memory management and templates, it's handling of this makes it a challenge to describe the C++ to the Kotlin compiler. With C Interop you are calling functions with names and arguments. You will need to create a wrapper that represents the C++ as a collection of C functions.
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