From: ts Date: 2002-04-24T01:43:30+09:00 Subject: Re: newbie embedding >>>>> "J" == Jamie Knight writes: J> ok, that's not the problem....but the program still crashes on classy = J> rb_const_get(rb_cObject,rb_intern("A")); in exactly the same way even when I J> try the protection code you posted earlier. I really can't see what's wrong J> at all :( Can you try with a well known class, for example rb_const_get(rb_cObject, rb_intern("Array")); ruby use rb_const_get() in its source, probably your version of ruby/cygwin was not compiled with the good option (for extension). I know nothing in cygwin. See also if you can make a call to a ruby function, like for example rb_eval_string("p 12"); Guy Decoux