Hi, I'd like to make a GDExtension for a programming language, I've already read the "Introduction GDNative's successor, GDExtension" article but I still feel lost, could someone help me understand it better ?
#GDExtension
scarlet storm
azure temple
There are multiple bindings for existing languages. Like C# is officially supported and other community bindings like Rust, Go, D, Python, nim, etc on Github
scarlet storm
Those are GDExtension ? I thought they were GDNative
I know Rust has a GDExtension though
What I understand is that I need to bind the API to the language I want
But can I bind C or is it only C++ ?
pure nymph
https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/scripting/gdextension/what_is_gdextension.html gives advise for C++ ... but links also to Rust and others
Regarding C:
You can use both GDExtension and C++ modules to run C or C++ code in a Godot project.
on same page
scarlet storm
So there is an equivalent for godot-cpp ?
azure temple
The godot-cpp is a wrapper around the GD extension api that is generated using python script. Other projects like rust already support GDextension to some limit https://github.com/godot-rust/gdext
Some others
Btw would you mind sharing which language you have in mind to bind?
scarlet storm
Btw would you mind sharing which language you have in mind to bind?
Sure, I'd like to bind the Odin language
scarlet storm
OP asked for C I think 🤔
I'd like to work with Odin in Godot, I thought GDExtension would be a good idea, now I'm new so I don't know if it's actually the best way or if I'm missing something
azure temple
Oo sounds interesting, the language syntax looks like rust. Maybe starting from there might help
scarlet storm
Actually it looks more like Go
pure nymph
What do you want to build using http://odin-lang.org/
scarlet storm
A GDExtension ?
pure nymph
Not a game?