[ruby-talk:00961] Ruby compileable by C++ compiler?

Hi,

perhaps, I want to try to embed the ruby interreter in an application
of mine. But unfortunately, this application would be compiled with a
C++ compiler! In fact, on the target platform, there is no C compiler
at all!

That means, I have to compile ruby also with a C++ compiler. But many
functions in the sources of ruby are declared/defined in K&R
C-manner. That will not be accepted by our C++ compiler.

However, if I decide that I would like to embed ruby, I probably could
modify the sources so that they become compileable by an C++
compiler. My question would be now: Is there any interest in this? If
the community means, they wouldn't like this idea, I would not even
try this. Because I would have to do it on all new releases again.

But if this idea would be accepted, I *probably* would do it, *if* I
decide that I really go this way. I would pass the necessary
modifications to ruby-talk, so that they would find its way into the
official releases.

So what it your meaning about this ... ? Let us discuss it! :-)))

Ciao,
\cle

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