How can i create a window on Linux. Can we call main function in C from CL using CFFI? - ecl-devel - mailman3.common-lisp.net

3 Jul 2020


      I tried to create a window on Linux(as i undestand you need to use
additional libraries in Linux)
so i tried to reach the this code using CFFI command
(cffi:foreign-funcall "main" :void :void :int)
The C CODE:
#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
static void error_callback(int error, const char* description)
{
    fputs(description, stderr);
}
static void key_callback(GLFWwindow* window, int key, int scancode, int
action, int mods)
{
    if (key == GLFW_KEY_ESCAPE && action == GLFW_PRESS)
        glfwSetWindowShouldClose(window, GL_TRUE);
}
int main(void)
{
    GLFWwindow* window;
...
}
Which works in C. But SBCL gives me error message:
Execution of a form compiled with errors.
Form:
  (EXTERN-ALIEN "main" (FUNCTION INT VOID))
Compile-time error:
  during macroexpansion of (EXTERN-ALIEN "main" (FUNCTION INT VOID)). Use
*BREAK-ON-SIGNALS* to intercept.
cannot use values types here
   [Condition of type SB-INT:COMPILED-PROGRAM-ERROR]
What does this error mean?
Can we call main function in C using CFFI?
Is there a solution?