From: Alexander Kellett <ruby-lists@...>
Date: 2005-02-04T23:16:31+09:00
Subject: Re: (cardinal) lack of reaction to latest ruby implementations

On Feb 4, 2005, at 2:35 PM, Phil Tomson wrote:
> we need the ruby core libs implemented in ruby (or in Parrot's
> IMCC, we wanted to make it so that you could taraget either IMCC or
> Ruby, for Cardinal we would first target IMCC).
> Perhaps now the aim should be to support the subset of Ruby that Ruby2C
> supports so we can go full circle (C -> Ruby -> (Ruby2C) -> C).
>
> Being able to automate the C-> Ruby (or C->IMCC) process would be a big
> boon for both Cardinal and metaruby (the ability to keep class
> libraries  up-to-date when changes/additions occur would a great help).
> But again, it's a big task, perhaps a bit too ambitious.

personally if i were u and had made the outright
irreversible decision to use parrot, then i'd go
now for modding ruby2c to make a ruby2imcc. and
begin writing the stdlib. which is the major part
of cardinal i guess.

Alex