From: Pat Eyler <pate@...>
Date: 2002-09-11T07:14:59+09:00
Subject: RE: RubyInline 1.0.4 Released! (fwd)

On Wed, 11 Sep 2002,  JamesBritt wrote:

> >
> > RubyInline 1.0.4 has been released!
> >
> > Ruby Inline is my quick attempt to create an analog to Perl's
> > Inline::C. The ruby version isn't near as feature-full as the perl
> > version, but it is neat!
> 
> Um, what does Perl's Inline::C do?
> 

the Inline:: modules for Perl, Python, and Ruby allow you to include
non-native code inside a script.  here's an example of Perl's Inline::Ruby

   use Inline Ruby;

   $obj = Iterator->new(1, "2", [3, 4], {5 => 6});
   $obj->iter(\&my_iter)->each;

   sub iter {
       use Data::Dumper;
       print Dumper \@_;
   }

   __END__
   __Ruby__

   class Iterator
     def initialize(*elements)
       @elements = elements
     end
     def each
       for i in @elements
         yield i
       end
     end
   end



maybe someone would like to post a code sample of Inline::C from ruby?

-pate

> 
> >
> > I'd love feedback and fixes for other platforms! The project is on
> > sourceforge at http://sourceforge.net/projects/rubyinline/
> 
> 
> Feedback:
> 
> That site doesn't actually say what the code does; it assumes knowledge of
> Perl's Inline::C.
> Perhaps there should be a brief but clear description of RubyInline.
> 
> 
> James
>