[ruby-talk:04491] Re: Invoking an extension after compilation

Hi,

In message "[ruby-talk:04481] Invoking an extension after compilation"
    on 00/08/16, Dave Thomas <[e-mail]> writes:

|I want to write a C extension module which runs automatically after a
|source file has been read, but before it executes. I tried putting the 
|following in the Init_ function:
|
|  code = NEW_CALL(NEW_CONST(rb_intern("Stuff")), rb_intern("doIt"), 0);
|  
|  ruby_eval_tree_begin = block_append(ruby_eval_tree_begin, code);
|
|
|However, this didn't work, because require_libraries in ruby.c saves
|and restores the value in ruby_eval_tree_begin.

I'm not sure what did you want to do, but I guess

  rb_eval_string("Stuff.doIt");

or

  rb_funcall(rb_cStuff, rb_intern("doIt"), 0);

at the end of Init_ function may work for you.

FYI, registering END block is harder.
Use rb_set_end_proc(void (*func)(), VALUE data);

							matz.