From: "Tyrel R." Date: 2011-07-19T07:17:52+09:00 Subject: Question about Ruby Gems Am I wrong in the understanding that the ruby gems that add functionality to ruby do it by wrapping c programs with ruby syntax somehow. And if this is the case is there much of a difference between using a gem like RMagick and just doing a system call: system 'rmagick comand' -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.