From: Joey Gibson <joey@...>
Date: 2003-11-28T12:29:22+09:00
Subject: Re: State of JRuby?

On 11/27/2003 10:13 PM, Daniel Carrera wrote:

>I want to try out a project which would be easier to do if I used a 
>Java-based Ruby instead of the C-based one.  But using an old version of 
>Ruby seems kind of point-less.
>  
>

What specific features of 1.8 are you looking to use? Or are you just 
concerned that JRuby is based on an old version of Ruby?

>Does anyone know if JRuby will be updated for more recent versions of 
>Ruby?  And if so, when?
>  
>

We're working on it. I've cleaned up the build considerably and fixed 
some tests. I started working on it recently as time allows, hoping to 
get things started up again. I asked about 1.8 vs. 1.6 stuff, and we 
agreed that we need to move to 1.8, though I'm not entirely sure how to 
go about that. A comprehensive test suite would help, but from what I've 
heard, Rubicon is rather out of date. I could be wrong, but I think 
that's what I've heard. I suppose we could use the tests that come with 
the Ruby distro, but I haven't looked into those yet.

The bottom line is it's not dead, at least not yet. I'm doing what I can 
to get things going. Lots of people helping out would also be a good thing.

I'd be willing to take over the project if Anders and Jan are cool with 
that, since their time seems limited.

Joey

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