From: pat eyler <pat.eyler@...>
Date: 2006-02-18T01:09:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Python for Fortran Programmers

On 2/17/06, ara.t.howard@noaa.gov <ara.t.howard@noaa.gov> wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Feb 2006, Stephan Mueller wrote:
>
> > * Bil Kleb <Bil.Kleb@NASA.gov> [060217 11:32]:
> >> It was neat to see Ruby naturally appear under this
> >> thread recently on news:comp.lang.fortran
> >
> > I think Ruby is getting quite popular in SC now. Btw: Is there something
> > like f2py for ruby?
> >
> > I guess one have to use swig instead to get a binding for a fortran lib.
> > But there seems to be no english tutorial on the web. Any hints?
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Steph.
> >
> > PS: Bil, sorry for the PM.
>
> better still - ruby/dl can call into fortan libs directory : no binding
> required.  i think this only works with f77 code though...


If there are any fortran gurus out here, I've long thought that a
RubyInline::Fortan would be a nice thing to see.

-pate


>
> check this out
>
>    http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/100842
>
> regards.
>
> -a
>
> --
> judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
> - h.h. the 14th dali lama
>
>


--
thanks,
-pate
-------------------------