bytedeco/javacpp

Rust support for future?

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#359 opened on Nov 13, 2019

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Well this project is for C++ i know but. Rust is becoming more popular. It would be good for support binding Java <=> Rust

Rust can import C++ libs. Maybe it wont be hard to do this.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24105186/can-i-call-c-or-c-functions-from-rust-code

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Investigate how to integrate Rust with Java via C++ using javacpp's existing JNI approach, and assess the feasibility of generating Rust bindings automatically.
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javarust
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