Calling from Python on Windows

[Enoch H. Wexler]

Hi fellows,

I need to call FriBiDi on Windows from Python.

My attempts to call FriBiDi.dll as found on the web (e.g., extracted
from the php project binaries) through ctypes have all failed.

On the other hand, no fribidi/fribidi2 distribution or CVS can be built
on mingw32 to produce a DLL of my own (tried MSYS on the XP and Linux
cross compilation as well). All broken one way or another, what a pity.

Is using Visual Studio the only way forward?

Thanks, Enoch.

P/S How I wish FriBiDi is included in Python's set of "batteries"...
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[Behdad Esfahbod-3]

hwexler@... wrote:
> Hi fellows,

Hi,

> I need to call FriBiDi on Windows from Python.
>
> My attempts to call FriBiDi.dll as found on the web (e.g., extracted
> from the php project binaries) through ctypes have all failed.

That sounds like it may be the PHP FriBidi module DLL, not the library DLL you
want.  My brother has been calling FriBidi from Python using ctype on Linux
recently and he didn't have any major problem.  I'm sure he's going to share
his Python wrapper.


> On the other hand, no fribidi/fribidi2 distribution or CVS can be built
> on mingw32 to produce a DLL of my own (tried MSYS on the XP and Linux
> cross compilation as well). All broken one way or another, what a pity.

Those problems should be easy to fix, aren't they?


> Is using Visual Studio the only way forward?

Don't know.  I know people have compiled FriBidi using Visual Studio
successfully before.

> Thanks, Enoch.
>
> P/S How I wish FriBiDi is included in Python's set of "batteries"...

Heh, I agree.

behdad
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[Enoch H. Wexler]

Hello Behdad,

>> I need to call FriBiDi on Windows from Python.
>>
>> My attempts to call FriBiDi.dll as found on the web (e.g., extracted
>> from the php project binaries) through ctypes have all failed.
>>    
>
> That sounds like it may be the PHP FriBidi module DLL, not the library DLL you
> want.  My brother has been calling FriBidi from Python using ctype on Linux
> recently and he didn't have any major problem.  I'm sure he's going to share
> his Python wrapper.
>  

I have no problem calling libfribidi.so through Python's ctypes as well.
It's Windows causing the pains, as usual.
>> On the other hand, no fribidi/fribidi2 distribution or CVS can be built
>> on mingw32 to produce a DLL of my own (tried MSYS on the XP and Linux
>> cross compilation as well). All broken one way or another, what a pity.
>>    
>
> Those problems should be easy to fix, aren't they?
>  
Perhaps...
I spent the time (-: wasted actually :-) on trying to build the DLL
through the various options: fribi-0.10.4, cvs-fribidi, fribidi-0.19.1,
cvs-fribidi2... first as a mingw32 cross-compile and then as a native
one on MSYS.
All builds failed.
>> Is using Visual Studio the only way forward?
>>    
>
> Don't know.  I know people have compiled FriBidi using Visual Studio
> successfully before.
>
>  
Will install their free express now...

Thanks, Enoch.
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[Behnam ZWNJ Esfahbod]

Dear Enoch,

I've put my wrapper public, but it's in design phase yet.

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/~behnam/python-fribidi/

I would appreciate your suggestions in API design and help on the Windows side.


Best,
-Behnam


On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 10:54 PM, Enoch H. Wexler <hwexler@...> wrote:

> Hello Behdad,
>>> I need to call FriBiDi on Windows from Python.
>>>
>>> My attempts to call FriBiDi.dll as found on the web (e.g., extracted
>>> from the php project binaries) through ctypes have all failed.
>>>
>>
>> That sounds like it may be the PHP FriBidi module DLL, not the library DLL you
>> want.  My brother has been calling FriBidi from Python using ctype on Linux
>> recently and he didn't have any major problem.  I'm sure he's going to share
>> his Python wrapper.
>>
> I have no problem calling libfribidi.so through Python's ctypes as well.
> It's Windows causing the pains, as usual.
>>> On the other hand, no fribidi/fribidi2 distribution or CVS can be built
>>> on mingw32 to produce a DLL of my own (tried MSYS on the XP and Linux
>>> cross compilation as well). All broken one way or another, what a pity.
>>>
>>
>> Those problems should be easy to fix, aren't they?
>>
> Perhaps...
> I spent the time (-: wasted actually :-) on trying to build the DLL
> through the various options: fribi-0.10.4, cvs-fribidi, fribidi-0.19.1,
> cvs-fribidi2... first as a mingw32 cross-compile and then as a native
> one on MSYS.
> All builds failed.
>>> Is using Visual Studio the only way forward?
>>>
>>
>> Don't know.  I know people have compiled FriBidi using Visual Studio
>> successfully before.
>>
>>
> Will install their free express now...
>
> Thanks, Enoch.
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