integrating Perl into a C program... that uses threads

ogilvy88 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I have a C program that uses the pthreads library on Linux (RH9). While I am a reasonable C programmer, I need to add some heavy RegEx code, and Perl is right for the job.

What I'd like to know is whether or not I'm likely to run into problems of mystical proportions if I try to integrate perl into this C program... the technical approach would be along the lines of that described here:

http://www.kfunigraz.ac.at/edvndwww/books/books/perl2/prog/ch21_04.htm

(although they don't say anything about threads... looks like the text is from pre 5.8.x's 'stable' threads.)

thanks!

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Re: integrating Perl into a C program... that uses threads by asarih (Hermit) on Sep 27, 2003 at 03:45 UTC
I am not an experienced C programmer, but.... If all you need is regular expressions engine, then you should look into Perl Compatible Regular Expressions library rather than embedding Perl. See Extending and Embedding Perl and Extending and Embedding Perl (and also the publisher's site) if insist on embedding Perl after all.	[reply]
Re: integrating Perl into a C program... that uses threads by Roger (Parson) on Sep 27, 2003 at 13:50 UTC
As a C programmer, be sure to check out the GNU libraries first! GNU has most of the stuff you need. You don't need to embed Perl in your C code. You need to use a native C regular expression library. Go and have a look at the GNU Rx library here. This is probably what you are looking for. PS. Are you using GLib for your C programming? If not, I suggest you check out GLib too. Believe me, you will save a lot of development time by using the GLib library.	[reply]
Re: Re: integrating Perl into a C program... that uses threads by ogilvy88 (Initiate) on Sep 27, 2003 at 16:48 UTC
thanks folks ... I'll check out both of those resources. cheers, Ogilvy	[reply]