[GEM-dev] best way to wrap opencv library for noob

[nosehair911 at bellsouth.net]

I am trying to get an FTIR setup going and I need a good motion tracker for os 10.4.9.  I cant get gridflow 
to compile, I love the pix_multiblob but its way to cpu hungry so I decided to write my own.  I have never 
programed in C nor have I ever read any manuals but I'm willing to try.  My question is do I need to know 
C before hand or can I get away with reading this:
http://iem.at/pd/externals-HOWTO/
BTW I am not starting from scratch, if that were so I would never try this.  I am trying to go the opencv 
route and wrap these for Pd:
http://opencvlibrary.sourceforge.net/cvBlobsLib
Anothe question is would it be easier to try to write it as a standalone external or as part of Gem like a 
pix_cvBlobs object?  Where can I find information on developing for Gem like the externals how-to?
Thanks,
Alain