Is it possible to mix Kotlin and C code in the sam...

# kotlin-native

[Aregev2]

Is it possible to mix Kotlin and C code in the same klib library?

[Aregev2]

If so, how do I do that?

[msink]

I wanted this too, but seems that currently it is not supported.

[gildor]

Maybe make sense to create a feature request.
It's actually what you can do on JVM and mix Java and Kotlin on the same library

[Aregev2]

Where can I request it ?

[spierce7]

Here:
https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issues/KT
or here:
https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin-native

[russhwolf]

Isn’t this what the cinterop tool is for? eg the gradle plugin can create an interop library to wrap your c code and then you can build a klib library that depends on it.

[svyatoslav.scherbina]

You can do the following:
1) Compile your C source code to a static library.
2) Configure interop with this library.
3) Add it to .klib by specifying staticLibraries = /path/to/static.a in the .def file you use in 2)

[Aregev2]

Worth a try

[msink]

It works of course, but you cannot combine cinterop and your own kotlin code in single .klib. Only make kotlin lib depend on cinterop one - it works, but it is still two separate libs.

[svyatoslav.scherbina]

Yes, you can’t combine everything into single .klib, but what do you need this for?

[Aregev2]

Easy deployment of wrappers around a C library

[svyatoslav.scherbina]

And what does prevent one from publishing `.klib`s to local or remote (Maven) repository?

[msink]

None, just for two .klib I have to assign two names - for example libui.klib for cinterop, and libui-ktx.klib for my wrappers.

[svyatoslav.scherbina]

Yes, this appears to be inconvenient.
It still makes sense to create a feature request with discussed considerations included.