Using ksh or perl to use a c API
15 April 2005, 04:46 PM
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Using ksh or perl to use a c API
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Got a c api installed on unix box. Got a c program that runs some functions from the api. No problems so far. However, I wish to use the api through ksh or perl rather than c. Anyone know how? In c you just have the .h, .c files etc and 'make' them but how do I get the ksh or perl script to 'call' functions of the api?
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Got a c api installed on unix box. Got a c program that runs some functions from the api. No problems so far. However, I wish to use the api through ksh or perl rather than c. Anyone know how? In c you just have the .h, .c files etc and 'make' them but how do I get the ksh or perl script to 'call' functions of the api?
Help.
18 April 2005, 08:48 AM
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The only way to do it would be to write a small C program to call the function you require from the API and have it accept command line parameters which you can then pass to it via the shell script.
You can't do it directly as the shell interpreter can't compile a C call as it doesn't understand either the C language or how to compile it.
You can't do it directly as the shell interpreter can't compile a C call as it doesn't understand either the C language or how to compile it.
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Originally Posted by class_A
The only way to do it would be to write a small C program to call the function you require from the API and have it accept command line parameters which you can then pass to it via the shell script.
You can't do it directly as the shell interpreter can't compile a C call as it doesn't understand either the C language or how to compile it.
You can't do it directly as the shell interpreter can't compile a C call as it doesn't understand either the C language or how to compile it.
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