From: mdiam <maurice.diamantini@...>
Date: 2010-12-30T21:05:20+09:00
Subject: Re: From python to ruby

Hello Alain,

Some month ago, To help somebody (N.K.) to switch from its
Tool Command Language, I translated a tcl script (from N.K.)
to Ruby.
The script was aimed to add some LaTeX glue around a Tikz
image, then compile it to produce a pdf file.


The principle is to provide a LaTeX proto with some erb
encapsuled Ruby code, then generate a LaTeX file from the
script options, then compile it to produice (e)pdf,
the (if OK) remove temporary files.

I write several versions from the same tcl model (with the same
API): from the most basic one (for somebody who doesn't like
the magic Ruby style) to a more generic (i.e. standard) one
which could be use for other similar applications.

    http://www.ensta.fr/~diam/ruby/online/tikz2pdf/

The scripts are provide "as is", just as stuff to start you
one tool!

-- Maurice

P.S.1

For those who doesn't know, Alain is a great contributer
for the Tikz graphic scripting system for TeX:

  http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/author/alain-matthes

P.S.2 (for Alain)

Do you know that Hans Hagen (ConTeXt author) has switch from
Perl to Ruby for it full TeX (ConTeXt) build system some year
ago?

P.S.2 (for all)

Sorry for my bad english!