[Haskell-beginners] Linking C++ in Cabal

Wed May 27 06:55:50 UTC 2020

Thanks Toz! 

Works like a charm. 

Repository is updated for anyone interested. 

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> Hi,
> 

> So I tried it out, and there're a couple of things:
> 

> -   Declaring a function as `static` will hide it from anything other than
>     the current translation unit, AFAIK, which means that you won't be able to
>     link it to anything else; the symbol won't be visible (you can verify using
>     `objdump`).
>     

> -   For C++ functions, you need to suppress name-mangling since Haskell's FFI
>     doesn't know about that. With your repo as is, the symbol corresponding to
>     the `multiply` function is not...`multiply`:
>     

> 

>     dist-newstyle/build/x86_64-linux/ghc-8.6.5/HaskellForeignCPP-0.0.1/build/cpp-src/some.o:
>         file format elf64-x86-64
>     

>     SYMBOL TABLE:
>     0000000000000000 l    df *ABS* 0000000000000000 some.cpp
>     0000000000000000 l    d  .text 0000000000000000 .text
>     0000000000000000 l    d  .data 0000000000000000 .data
>     0000000000000000 l    d  .bss 0000000000000000 .bss
>     0000000000000000 l    d  .note.GNU-stack 0000000000000000 .note.GNU-stack
>     0000000000000000 l    d  .eh_frame 0000000000000000 .eh_frame
>     0000000000000000 l    d  .comment 0000000000000000 .comment
>     0000000000000000 g     F .text 0000000000000006 _Z8multiplyii
>     

> 

> so you just need to wrap every exposed function in `extern "C"` blocks,
> like it's explained here: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/extern-c-in-c/.
> 

> With `extern "C"` and removing `static`:
> 

>     dist-newstyle/build/x86_64-linux/ghc-8.6.5/HaskellForeignCPP-0.0.1/build/cpp-src/some.o:
>         file format elf64-x86-64
>     

>     SYMBOL TABLE:
>     0000000000000000 l    df *ABS* 0000000000000000 some.cpp
>     0000000000000000 l    d  .text 0000000000000000 .text
>     0000000000000000 l    d  .data 0000000000000000 .data
>     0000000000000000 l    d  .bss 0000000000000000 .bss
>     0000000000000000 l    d  .note.GNU-stack 0000000000000000 .note.GNU-stack
>     0000000000000000 l    d  .eh_frame 0000000000000000 .eh_frame
>     0000000000000000 l    d  .comment 0000000000000000 .comment
>     0000000000000000 g     F .text 0000000000000006 multiply
>     

> 

> ...and everything builds fine.
> 

> Best,
> 

> toz
> 

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> > 1.  Re: Linking C++ in Cabal - repository Link (Leonhard Applis)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 13:00:03 +0000
> > From: Leonhard Applis Leonhard.Applis at protonmail.com
> > To: "beginners at haskell.org" beginners at haskell.org
> > Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Linking C++ in Cabal - repository
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> > Ups, in my mailing list the links have disappeared.
> > Just in case:
> > The minimal reproducing repository:
> > https://github.com/Twonki/HaskellForeingCPPMinimal
> > The repository from Aditya Siram with C and makefile:
> > https://github.com/deech/CPlusPlusBindings
> > best
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> > > Hello,
> > 

> > > I want to use a foreign C++ Function in a Haskell Library, and the
> > > Library in a Haskell Program.
> > > The C++ function is separate in a file and I have a header file.
> > > I made a minimal reproducing repository.
> > 

> > > The closes I have found is this repository which wraps the c++ in c and
> > > makes a full library, needing a makefile etc.
> > > So while I think I'd get it working like that, it looks to be quite a
> > > lot to do for my simple task.
> > 

> > > the repository structure looks as follows:
> > 

> > > Projekt
> > 

> > > -   cpp-src
> > > -   some.cpp
> > > -   some.h
> > > -   lib-src
> > > -   CPPLib.hs
> > > -   program-src
> > > -   program.hs
> > > -   project.cabal
> > 

> > >     And my (currently failing) project.cabal the following:
> > >     

> > 

> > >     cabal-version: 3.0
> > >     name: cpp_lib
> > >     [...]
> > >     library
> > >     exposed-modules: CPPLib
> > >     other-extensions: ForeignFunctionInterface
> > >     build-depends: base
> > >     hs-source-dirs: lib-src
> > >     default-language: Haskell2010
> > >     include-dirs: ./cpp-src
> > >     cxx-sources: ./cpp-src/some.cpp
> > >     install-includes: ./cpp-src/some.h
> > >     

> > 

> > >     executable CPPApp
> > >     main-is: program.hs
> > >     default-language: Haskell2010
> > >     build-depends: HaskellForeignCPP,
> > >     base
> > >     hs-source-dirs: program-src
> > >     

> > 

> > >     The some.cpp is trivial for this case lets assume its a function
> > >     

> > 

> > multiply :: Int -> Int -> Int, and both .cpp and .h are well-formed and
> > don't have further dependencies.
> > 

> > > 

> > 

> > > 

> > 

> > > The library compiles fine, but when building the executable it fails
> > > telling me
> > 

> > > collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
> > > `gcc' failed in phase`Linker'. (Exit code: 1)
> > 

> > > Can someone help me out?
> > > I find very little documentation on this topic.
> > 

> > > I know there is Inline-CPP which would help as well, but I just very
> > > much like the idea of having a nice separate file and interface for
> > > modularity.
> > 

> > > best
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> > Hi,
> > Would it be possible to upload your full repo somewhere so people could see
> > everything and possibly reproduce this?
> > Thanks,
> > toz
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> > > protonmail.com>
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> > > Hello,
> > > I want to use a foreign C++ Function in a Haskell Library, and the
> > > Library
> > > in a Haskell Program.
> > > The C++ function is separate in a file and I have a header file.
> > > I made a minimal reproducing repository.
> > > The closes I have found is this repository which wraps the c++ in c and
> > > makes a full library, needing a makefile etc.
> > > So while I think I'd get it working like that, it looks to be quite a lot
> > > to do for my simple task.
> > > the repository structure looks as follows:
> > > Projekt
> > > 

> > > -   cpp-src
> > >     

> > > -   some.cpp
> > >     

> > > -   some.h
> > >     

> > > -   lib-src
> > >     

> > > -   CPPLib.hs
> > >     

> > > -   program-src
> > >     

> > > -   program.hs
> > >     

> > > -   project.cabal
> > >     

> > > 

> > > And my (currently failing) project.cabal the following:
> > > cabal-version: 3.0
> > > name: cpp_lib
> > > [...]
> > > library
> > > exposed-modules: CPPLib
> > > other-extensions: ForeignFunctionInterface
> > > build-depends: base
> > > hs-source-dirs: lib-src
> > > default-language: Haskell2010
> > > include-dirs: ./cpp-src
> > > cxx-sources: ./cpp-src/some.cpp
> > > install-includes: ./cpp-src/some.h
> > > executable CPPApp
> > > main-is: program.hs
> > > default-language: Haskell2010
> > > build-depends: HaskellForeignCPP,
> > > base
> > > hs-source-dirs: program-src
> > > The some.cpp is trivial for this case lets assume its a function multiply
> > > :: Int -> Int -> Int, and both .cpp and .h are well-formed and don't have
> > > further dependencies.
> > > The library compiles fine, but when building the executable it fails
> > > telling me
> > > collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
> > > `gcc' failed in phase`Linker'. (Exit code: 1)
> > > Can someone help me out?
> > > I find very little documentation on this topic.
> > > I know there is Inline-CPP which would help as well, but I just very much
> > > like the idea of having a nice separate file and interface for
> > > modularity.
> > > best
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