From: Albert Schlef <albertschlef@...>
Date: 2009-02-03T01:09:39+09:00
Subject: Extensions and 'require'

Hello!

I'm creating a 'gem' package for a ruby extension written in C.

I have a little problem:

First, let's suppose the package is called "Mambo".

Now, the ".so" (or ".dll", or whatever) is called "mambo.so".

In addition to "mambo.so", I also have a "mambo.rb" which adds some
finishing touches to the Mambo module defined in "mambo.so".

The problem is this:

If the user does "require 'mambo'" in his code, Ruby will load
"mambo.rb". It won't load "mambo.so" (because require first checks for
.rb, only then for .so).

So how can I cause "mambo.so" to get loaded?

One solution is to rename "mambo.rb" to, say, "mambo_something.rb", and
in it to "require 'mambo'". But... it doesn't look neat.

What's the "official" way to solve this problem?
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