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So, you've been wondering what it would take to embed a scripting languge into your C or C++ application? This document will give you a simple overview of the various possibilities and the steps required to make it work. It will also provide a list of resources to give you the specifics that you need to bring it all together.

There are two major groups that an embeddable scripting language falls into. Those scripting languages which were initially standalone languages then hooks were added later for embedding them into other applications, and those scripting languages which were designed specifically for embedding in another application.

There are many languages that can be embedded as scripting languages and the concepts covered here should help you evaluate which ones you want to support and get you started in the process.

First we will cover SWIG, then move on to specific concerns about the two language types and conclude with a list of web resources.

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