The following commands can be used to generate a program that uses the Pike framework:

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gcc -c itest.m -o itest.o
gcc itest.o -o itest -framework Pike -framework Foundation
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Here's an example of using the framework to embed a Pike interpreter within your application:

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#import 
#import 
#import 
    
int main()
{
  id i;
  struct svalue * sv;
        
  // required for console mode objective c applications
  NSAutoreleasePool *innerPool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
    
  // these 3 lines set up and start the interpreter.
  i = [OCPikeInterpreter sharedInterpreter];
  [i setMaster: @"/usr/local/pike/7.7.30/lib/master.pike"];
  [i startInterpreter];
    
  // ok, now that we have things set up, let's use it.
  // first, an example of calling pike c level apis directly.
  f_version(0);
  printf("%s\n", Pike_sp[-1].u.string->str);
  pop_stack();   

  // next, we'll demonstrate one of the convenience functions available
  sv = [i evalString: @"1+2"];
  printf("type: %d, value: %d\n", sv->type, sv->u.integer);
  free_svalue(sv);

  // finally, we clean up.
  [i stopInterpreter];
  [innerPool release];
  return 0;
}
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The following commands can be used in conjunction with Pike.framework to generate a Bundle that when loaded, fires up a Pike interpreter. I plan on using this in conjunction with the Public.ObjectiveC module to produce bundles that load up like a standard Objective-C bundle, but in which all of the classes are written completely in Pike.

Things that need to be done to achieve this:

1. A Universal Build of Pike.framework would be nice
1. Bundling Public.ObjectiveC in Pike.framework
1. Extending the OC_Bundle.m template to add the bundle's Resource directory to the Pike program path, and fire up Public.ObjectiveC. 

I expect #1 to be relatively simple to knock out: build Pike under PPC and Intel and then use lipo to build fat files for the Pike executable and any .so files.

Number 2 and 3 are probably another evening's worth of work, I'd guess. So, not a whole lot of work to be expended before we can do all kinds of crazy stuff with Pike!
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gcc -c ctest.m -o ctest.o
gcc ctest.o -o TestBundle -framework Pike -framework Foundation -flat_namespace -bundle -Wl,-U,_environ
cp TestBundle TestBundle.bundle/Contents/MacOS/
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