Re: [Indic-computing-users] py-freetype

[Michele P. <mic...@un...>]

Joseph Koshy wrote:
> Michelle,
> 
> 
>> I'm a python developer, and I see your project py-freetype on
>> sf.net, and I am very interested on it, but I have some problems to
>> compile. Can I ask here for some helps or ...
> 
> 
> The py-freetype project has been dormant for a while.  I'm planning 
> to restart work on this once my current FreeBSD-based project is done
> (hopefully very soon).

Fantastic!

> 
> I will be switching away from Pyrex and using SWIG or other more 
> conventional wrapping tool.  I'll also be syncing up with the current
>  FreeType API version.

Other fantastic thing!
Pyrex is a good tool for wrap C to python, but I think that others
method, like SWIG are better.
I know and use always ctypes. Do you know it?
It use a already compiled library present on the system, so for the
end-user is more simple to use than the source wrapper. I made yet
another python wrapper with this method and I'm very happy because the
performances are the same of the C/C++ code, but with the python
simplicity. You can find some info at:
http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/ (ctypes)
http://freeimagepy.sourceforge.net/ (FreeImagePy my python wrap)

With this method I have already start the wrapper for freetype, and on
my linux-box it work ( but not all the functions ), but on win, where
the develop should be more simple, it won't work because the dll that
the gnuwin32 project create don't accept my parameters (and I don't know
why ...). I'm currently debugging the problem with the gnuwin32 developers.

If you want I send you my code...


> Joseph Koshy, FreeBSD Developer, http://people.freebsd.org/~jkoshy/ 
> Founder/Manager/Programmer/Peon, The Indic-Computing Project 
> http://indic-computing.sf.net
> 
> 

Thanks,
Michele