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== '''Ruby C/C++ extensions''' == | == '''Ruby C/C++ extensions<ref>http://java.ociweb.com/mark/NFJS/RubyCExtensions.pdf</ref>''' == | ||
By extending Ruby with C. The C libraries could be used directly in Ruby applications. | |||
Ruby could call C codes in three ways: interpreter API, RubyInline, SWIG. | |||
=== interpreter API === | |||
Ruby interpreter is implemented in C, its API can be used and no special API added for interacting with C like Java’s JNI is needed. | |||
For this usage, platform-specific Makefiles for compiling C extensions to Ruby is needed to be generated firstly. | |||
A simple sample is like below | |||
*'''Creat a file named extconf.rb''' | |||
<pre> | |||
require 'mkmf' | |||
extension_name = 'name' | |||
dir_config(extension_name) | |||
create_makefile(extension_name) | |||
</pre> | |||
*'''use by running''' | |||
<pre> | |||
ruby extconf.rb | |||
make | |||
</pre> | |||
*'''Creat a file named extconf.rb''' | |||
=== RubyInline === | |||
=== SWIG === | |||
Revision as of 21:16, 4 February 2014
Ruby libraries to load objects of other languages at run time
Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, object-oriented, general-purpose programming language. It is easy to extend Ruby with new features by writing code in Ruby. But every now and then extending ruby with low-level languages, such asC/C++/Java is also necessary.
Currently, various kinds of languages codes could be invoked from within ruby. The extension for C/C++ and Java are focused here.
Ruby C/C++ extensions<ref>http://java.ociweb.com/mark/NFJS/RubyCExtensions.pdf</ref>
By extending Ruby with C. The C libraries could be used directly in Ruby applications. Ruby could call C codes in three ways: interpreter API, RubyInline, SWIG.
interpreter API
Ruby interpreter is implemented in C, its API can be used and no special API added for interacting with C like Java’s JNI is needed. For this usage, platform-specific Makefiles for compiling C extensions to Ruby is needed to be generated firstly. A simple sample is like below
- Creat a file named extconf.rb
require 'mkmf' extension_name = 'name' dir_config(extension_name) create_makefile(extension_name)
- use by running
ruby extconf.rb make
- Creat a file named extconf.rb