To clarify, the issue is not with C++, which I am successfully wrapping with C.
The actual issue is using the c_object type in Lisp--if it comes back as a CFFI pointer, how can I use it in Lisp as a Lisp object? Is there something like: (ffi:pointer-to-lisp-object ptr) -- Stewart Milberger Kavalogic, Inc. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On July 28, 2018 2:46 PM, Stewart M. <sjm-m...@protonmail.com> wrote: > I am using CFFI with ECL to interface to a C++ library, which has a C++ class > with a data member of type 'cl_object'. Simplified, my C++ code is: > > class LispObject > { > public: > cl_object object; > }; > > extern "C" cl_object getObject(LispObject* lo) { return lo->object; } > extern "C" void setObject(LispObject* lo, cl_object clo) { lo->object = > clo; } > > The full code is: > > > https://common-lisp.net/viewvc/clive/trunk/src/extensions/corral/CliveCorral/LispObjectImpl.hpp?revision=149&view=markup#l59 > > Can I somehow declare the 'cl_object' type for the 'getValue()' and > 'setValue()' functions using CFFI 'defcfun' to get and set ECL objects? Is > there a technique using the lower-level FFI? I am looking for a way to do > this without compiling C code embedded in Lisp, which I am aware ECL can do. > > Thank you for any ideas! > > -- > Stewart Milberger > Kavalogic, Inc.