From: John Joyce <dangerwillrobinsondanger@...>
Date: 2007-08-16T06:20:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Gosu 0.7.4


On Aug 15, 2007, at 4:05 PM, Julian Raschke wrote:

>> Is the Boost library required for using Gosu in Ruby?
>
> If you are using Linux, Boost (along with the other libraries listed
> on the GettingStartedOnLinux wiki page) is necessary to compile Gosu's
> C++ implementation, which is then wrapped for use with Ruby. On other
> platforms, Gosu is all you need, except fmod.dll for sound on Windows.
>
> Julian
>
>
>
Good to know.
Tested out the "hello world" demo on OS X after installing the gosu gem.
Worked like a charm.
I am curious, what is used internally to generate windows? Tk? wx? Qt?
It would be nice to see a deeper tutorial. Specifically, since GUI  
stuff can be so different on an OS.
The window opened on OS X by the demo had only one item in the menu  
bar at the top of the OS X desktop. That item was Ruby, and it was  
clickable/highlightable, but no menu, no options.

Anyway, Gosu seems quite interesting and fun. Especially from Ruby  
rather than C++