Hi Tim,
As Matt mentioned on a separate mail, rubygems should be fully
supported (modulo C extensions) in the upcoming release, which should
be out before the end of the year if everything goes well.
I can't pronounce for Rails at this point, but we are approaching it
bit by bit, and we m
If MacRuby is aiming for full FFI support, a la JRuby, then creating
interpreter-independent versions of C extensions need not be difficult. I've
begun porting some of my own Ruby bindings from DL and C and have found that
as long as you handle your C types correctly, everything tends to Just Work
Hi Tim,
I was about to reply to your colleague, Mr Otero, so let me try to clarify a
few things that might help others.
The goal for MacRuby 0.5 is to be able to run any rubygems that are not C
extensions. ( see Macruby 0.5 roadmap:
http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macruby-devel/2009-July/00
Hi Laurent and macruby-ists,I am thinking about taking on a rather ambitious
project with macruby in the next year or so which would benefit from having
access to existing ruby gems (like the bioruby gem and rails). Can anyone
predict how general the ruby gem compatibility will be as macruby mature
