From: Aston <blackapache512-ticket@...>
Date: 2010-03-09T00:56:05+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:28561] Ruby::DL vs Ruby::FFI

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Ruby.DL and FFI libraries are great for programmers like me who are not int=
ernet programmers, but are more interested in scientific and number process=
ing etc.=0A=0AI really like FFI, though I started with DL since at that tim=
e FFI won't build on windoz. Good part of DL is that it is part of standard=
 libary, not supported (fully) by JRuby though. FFI on the other hand has m=
atured and is available on windoz, greatest joy is same script will, in all=
 probability run across all implementations.=0A=0Arecently few days back I =
saw some svn msgs suggesting that DL's dependency on libffi was removed, si=
nce libffi won't build on windoz (again!). so my question is will DL in fut=
ure be based on libffi ? why just not use FFI. Its API and idea is very goo=
d and ruby like, against DL's idea of giving in C snippets to be interprete=
d by DL ?=0A=0AAston=0A=0A=0A      The INTERNET now has a personality. YOUR=
S! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/
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t;color:#000000;"><div>Ruby.DL and FFI libraries are great for programmers =
like me who are not internet programmers, but are more interested in scient=
ific and number processing etc.<br><br>I really like FFI, though I started =
with DL since at that time FFI won't build on windoz. Good part of DL is th=
at it is part of standard libary, not supported (fully) by JRuby though. FF=
I on the other hand has matured and is available on windoz, greatest joy is=
 same script will, in all probability run across all implementations.<br><b=
r>recently few days back I saw some svn msgs suggesting that DL's dependenc=
y on libffi was removed, since libffi won't build on windoz (again!). so my=
 question is will DL in future be based on libffi ? why just not use FFI. I=
ts API and idea is very good and ruby like, against DL's idea of giving
 in C snippets to be interpreted by DL ?<br><br>Aston<br><br></div>=0A</div=
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