Since you mention you have Tcl experience, you may want to (re?)explore the Tcl/C relationship. An absolute joy to work with. Also, re: bindings, you may be in

Since you mention you have Tcl experience, you may want to (re?)explore the Tcl/C relationship. An absolute joy to work with. Also, re: bindings, you may be interested in the SWIG interface generator: http://www.swig.org http://www.swig.org