Eigen Matrix + buffer_protocol
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Description
What is correct way to give Eigen matrix buffer protocol?
Doing this
py::class_<Eigen::MatrixXd>(m, "MatrixXd", pybind11::buffer_protocol())
.def_buffer([](Matrix<double> &m) { return py::buffer_info { ... }});
will cause segfault if pybind11/eigen.his included as in def_buffer
install_buffer_funcs([](PyObject *obj, void *ptr) -> buffer_info* {
detail::make_caster<type> caster;
if (!caster.load(obj, false)) {
return nullptr;
}
null pointer is returned
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Research direction
Start with the custom def_buffer snippet and the install_buffer_funcs path in pybind11/eigen.h, focusing on why detail::make_caster::load returns a null pointer. Reproduce the reported Eigen MatrixXd buffer-protocol case and determine the expected behavior when the header is included; done means the case no longer segfaults and exposes a valid buffer.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100