@hackage c2hs0.28.8

c2hs is a interfacing tool that eases Haskell access to C libraries. The tool gets information about the C data type definitions and function signatures by analysing the C header files of the library. It uses this information to compute the missing details in the template of a Haskell module — called the binding file — that implements a Haskell binding to the C library. Hooks embedded in the binding file signal where, which, and how C objects are accessed from Haskell. The Haskell code in the binding file determines Haskell types signatures and marshaling details.

Further information is on the wiki. Also see the user guide (also available in the doc directory of the repository).

Installing

See the file INSTALL.

Copyleft

This system is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This system is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this system; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

NOTE HOWEVER, all code included into generated bindings is under a BSD-style license that does not place any restrictions on the license of the inteface produced with c2hs (ie, closed proprietary licenses are possible, too). In other words, I do not care what you use c2hs for or to whom you are giving c2hs or any interfaces generated with c2hs, only if you modify or improve c2hs itself, you have to contribute your changes back to the community. Nevertheless, I will of course be particularly delighted if you choose to make your work freely available.

Credits

See the file AUTHORS.