From: Luis Lavena <luislavena@...>
Date: 2010-01-22T14:50:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby c extensions on windows

On Jan 22, 2:00 am, Philliam Auriemma <phil.aurie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys,
> I have a ruby extension I have written in c++, and I am using Windows.
> My code successfully compiles to a .dll, and I put it in the folder
> where all the other compiled extensions for ruby are (they are
> included with ruby, like socket.so, etc), and requiring it in ruby
> does not work. Is this because ruby does not work with dlls, and you
> have to have a .so file? If so, how can I turn my code into a .so?

Ruby does load extensions from DLLs, at least all the versions I'm
aware of.

What is the exact error you're getting?

If is "unable to find Init_my_extension" is because your DLL is not
exporting the proper symbols.

Please read README.EXT that comes with Ruby source code, or refer to
Programming Ruby about creating a C extension.

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Luis Lavena