From: thomas.macklin@...
Date: 2007-08-16T03:09:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Gosu 0.7.4

On Aug 15, 11:37 am, Julian Raschke <jul...@raschke.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am happy to announce the release of Gosu 0.7.4, which is already
> available via 'gem install gosu' on Mac OS X and Windows, including
> the CptnRuby sample game previously not bundled with the gem.
> Information, documentation, non-gem-downloads and a source release
> for Linux can be found on:
>
> http://code.google.com/p/gosu/
>
> Gosu is a 2D game development library designed from the ground up
> around 3D accelerated hardware, yet also provides classes for sound
> effects, music as well as keyboard, mouse and gamepad input. The
> library goes to great lengths to abstract recurring annoyances away
> and to hide them behind clean, object-oriented interfaces.
>
> The library has steadily evolved since its inception (2001), and has
> been referenced on this list for a few times. However, this is the
> first official announcement, so feedback is of course more than
> appreciated.
>
> Gosu 0.7.4 fixes the following bugs:
> * Exceptions can't terminate Ruby anymore (SWIG wrapping oversight in
> 0.7.3)
> * Improved support for some gamepads on OS X.
>
> Julian

Great news.  Andrea Wright gave an excellent talk on Gosu (and other
libraries) at the Ruby Hoedown in Raleigh this weekend.  I had never
heard of it before then.  Very exciting!