From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2002-06-17T13:58:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Embedding irb

Gilles Filippini wrote:
> 
> Bob X wrote:
> >
> > Into an FXRuby app would be even better. : )
> 
> That's what I'd like to do actually.
> I think IRB should run in a separate thread. But then I don't know how
> to redirect IRB's standard input, output and error.
> Any help appreciated.
> 
> _gilles.

If you can figure out how to associate an input and output stream with a
text editing window, then, IIUC, you can set readline to work on those
streams, using rl_instream and rl_outstream:

  http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/readline/readline.html#SEC28

(Assuming you've set irb up to use readline.) I have no idea how to
accomplish the first part, though. Maybe look at the source for a
terminal emulator?