From: Hugh Sasse Staff Elec Eng <hgs@...>
Date: 2002-02-05T20:16:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby and Swig??

On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Markus Jais wrote:

> hello
>
> according to swig.org Swig works also with Ruby.
> I need create a ruby interface to a C library.

Yes it does. I have tried to improve the docs for 1.3.11 as there was
not much introductory material for Rubyists.  Being new to SWIG
myself I have not been able to cover everything.
>
> are there any additional information on Swig and Ruby
> beside swig.org ??

The docs come with the sources.  The ruby docs are at
http://www.swig.org/Doc1.3/Ruby.html
which contains my mods.

>
> are there examples in the RAA which are using swig??

Not noticed any....
>
> I wonder when it is a good idea to use swig and when to
> write the extensions by hand ?
> are there performance differences ??

I don't know. SWIG does seem to do its job pretty well. Writing the
extension by hand is probably best avoided, if the results of using a
tool are satisfactory -- "Ubiquitous Automation" and all that :-)

>
>
> markus
>
	Hugh