[C2hs] Binding to Libdb, FunPtrs

[Udo Stenzel]

Hello,

I'd like to use c2hs to create a binding for Sleepy Cat's LibDB.
However, some difficulties crop up:

- variadic functions.  I realize I can't call them anyway, and I don't
  need to (they are just for primitive error reporting).  But there are
  pointers to variadic functions in some structures, and I need c2hs to
  parse them and correctly calculate offsets.

- lots of FunPtrs.  The whole API is defined as structures with FunPtrs
  inside.  c2hs will happily create get hooks for them, but won't
  generate the foreign import "dynamic" declarations.

- defines.  Am I right in assuming that c2hs does not recognize
  #define'd constant and so cannot reflect them in Haskell?

I'm willing to dive into the code and fix this, I just want to make sure
I don't (clumsily) duplicate any effort.  As for the FunPtrs inside
structs, I'm thinking of a new hook that combines a get hook and a fun
(or call) hook.  Does anyone have a better idea?


Regards,
  Udo.
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