From: ishamid <ishamid@...>
Date: 2006-12-10T07:45:05+09:00
Subject: Re: TeX and ruby

On Dec 9, 9:50 am, pierodanc...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> how diffcult could it possibly be to fully integrate TeX
> (and, for that matter, pdftex) as a subset of ruby?
> Essentially, TeX is just some trivial arithmetic.
> Maybe pdftex is a bit more complex.
> Regards,
> Piero

Actually the luaTeX project is the result of similar concerns and
needs. It's being developed by fans of Ruby but lua was chosen for
embedding in the TeX engine itself for a number of reasons (much
smaller for one thing, and also that lua was designed for just this
sort of thing).

Check out

https://foundry.supelec.fr/frs/?group_id=10

There is a manual in there as well.

At the macropackage level (eg ConTeXt) Ruby plays a much more important
role.

luaTeX is the most important development (at the engine level) in TeX
in years so check it out!

Take care
Idris