> Cxxwrap was broken for a while there, maybe a few years? Maybe it was cxx
Yes, Cxx: https://github.com/JuliaInterop/Cxx.jl -- it uses Clang to generate JIT'd interop thunks, and does neat things to enable that, like cross-language type inference and inlining (in addition to the REPL).
It is similar to Boost.Python/pybind11/nanobind: bindings are written in C++ and compiled ahead of time into a module that defines Julia entrypoints. Those entrypoints take care of signature selection, translation to/from Julia objects, and lifetime bookkeeping.
Yes, Cxx: https://github.com/JuliaInterop/Cxx.jl -- it uses Clang to generate JIT'd interop thunks, and does neat things to enable that, like cross-language type inference and inlining (in addition to the REPL).
CxxWrap is a different thing, which AFAIK has been actively maintained for > 5 years now: https://github.com/JuliaInterop/CxxWrap.jl
It is similar to Boost.Python/pybind11/nanobind: bindings are written in C++ and compiled ahead of time into a module that defines Julia entrypoints. Those entrypoints take care of signature selection, translation to/from Julia objects, and lifetime bookkeeping.