From: Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@...>
Date: 2009-04-24T08:00:50+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:23301] Re: Ruby Oniguruma question

Hi,

In message "Re: [ruby-core:23297] Ruby Oniguruma question"
    on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:56:24 +0900, Ralf Junker <ralfjunker@gmx.de> writes:

|I see that the Ruby source code contains modified and more recent version of the Oniguruma regular expression library.
|
|* Does the current development of Oniguruma now take place at Ruby?

We enhanced Oniguruma for Ruby M17N.  We haven't took over the
development, it's just a fork.

|* Is the Ruby regex library still a "library" in the sense that it can compiled and used separately from Ruby?

We try to keep it work a library, but don't use it without Ruby.  If
we break something, please report.

|* Is Borland's C++ Builder supported in generall as well as for the regular expression code in particular?

I am sorry but I don't know.  But as far as I've heard, most of BCC
issues are related to nmake, not compilation.

|* Would the Ruby developers accept a patch by the original Oniguruma developer to avoid using alloca() on systems that do not support it?

Yes, let us see.  I'd suggest submit a patch to the original author as
well.

							matz.