From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2006-09-22T00:36:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Assistance wanted for integrating existing C-API into Ruby

On Fri, 22 Sep 2006, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:

>> I don't advice to use SWIG because You high level ruby logic will be
>> linked with low level C logic. Best choice is to describe methods
>> yourself.
>> 
>> 
<snip>
>
> So I'm personally a big fan of SWIG, because I think it's a big win for a
> lot of people, and because it's a very high quality effort. I think of it as
> the "automatic transmission" of scientific and statistical computing.

indeed.  it's worth pointing out, too, that any method of wrapping c, whether
manual or automatic, should really be considered just that: wrapping.  so
whether one has

   class CMethods
     include ManualMethods
   end

   class CMethods
     include SwigMethods
   end

it's assumed that one will follow with

   class RubyMethods
     include CMethods

     #
     # build up high-level api
     #
   end

so that the idea that the glue should affect the logic is really only
applicable if one stops at the glue.

cheers.

-a
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