From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2007-04-17T23:45:07+09:00
Subject: Re: factorial in ruby

On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Michael W. Ryder wrote:

> Is it possible to use long integers with rubyinline and would it make a
> difference with the results?

it should be.

> Also where would I find more documentation on
> rubyinline?

it's on rubyforge.  the source comes with some examples.

> I tried to use your example program and got the gem installed but it then
> complained about an environment variable.  I don't know if it is looking for
> a specific C compiler or what, I have Borland C installed and in the path.

afaik rubyinline will work under

   - *nix
   - osx
   - msys compiled ruby
   - cygwin compiled ruby

it would take some incantations to make it work with the one-click installer,
which is crippled in this (having knowledge about the build environment)
resepect

-a
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