[Haskell-cafe] Help from C libraries experts

[Don Stewart]

dons:
> briqueabraque:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Do you understand very well a C library and would like Haskell
> > to have a binding for it?
> > 
> > I've been working on this package:
> > 
> > http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/bindings
> > 
> > My goal is to have a place where one can find reliable and
> > comprehensive low-level bindings to foreign libraries, so that
> > writing higher level bindings becomes an easier task.
> > 
> > If you are willing to help me with questions about your favorite
> > C library, like compile options I should be carefull about or
> > differences I may find between systems, I'll be glad to write
> > a low level binding to it.
> 
> I think "bindings" is an unfortunate choice of name for this package, as
> it doesn't tell us anything about what it contains.
> 
> Looking at the code, I see:
> 
>         * Bindings
>                 o Bindings.Sqlite3
>                 o Bindings.StandardC
>                 o Bindings.Utilities
> 
> Which would traditionally be placed under, say,
> 
>     Database.Sqlite3
> 
> and perhaps:
> 
>     Foreign.C.Standard
> 
> but they'd be in separate packages.
> 

For example, the StandardC module would seem to duplicate the 'cmath'
package:

    http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/cmath

While the Sqlite3 module duplicates:

    http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/sqlite

-- Don