---
name: "mlnlffigen"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mlton"
version: "20241230-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mlnlffigen"
---

# mlnlffigen(1)

glue-code generator for use with the new "NLFFI" foreign function interface for Standard ML and MLton

## NAME

**mlnlffigen** - glue-code generator for use with the new "NLFFI" foreign function interface for Standard ML and MLton

## SYNOPSIS

**mlnlffigen \[option ...\] C-file ...**

## DESCRIPTION

**mlnlffigen** takes as input a C source file and produces as output in **NLFFI-Generated**  the glue-code for Standard ML and in **NLFFI-Generated\\nlffi-generated.mlb** a ML Basis system file.

## SEE ALSO

[**mlton**(1)](/mlton/1.md)