Re: LuaJIT 2 ffi (casting / force hotpath)

[steve donovan <steve.j.donovan@...>]

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Mike Pall <mikelu-1101@mike.de> wrote:
> Alas, I do have other plans for the next ten years of my life than
> implementing a full-blown C++ compiler. So don't hold your breath.

Having been there, I'd say it's a road of pain. First you have to
handle all the different name-mangling schemes. Then the actual ABI
(does 'this' get passed as a register? How are value objects returned?
).  C is a walk in the park in comparison.

steve d.