Is JRuby dead?

[Daniel Völkerts]

Hello there!

I'd like the idea to integrate ruby scripts in my application written in
Java.

But in the fact that the last release was announced on 10/28/2002, I'm
not sure if it is a good choice to integrate this release.

Are there any other sides(groups) which take up the JRuby development?

TIA,

Daniel Völkerts

 

[Stefan Scholl]

Are there any other sides(groups) which take up the JRuby development?

First let me say what everybody wants to answer to the question in
the subject line: It just smells funny!

I don't exactly know what's going on, but there's some work done in
the CVS the last days/weeks. Browse the repository:
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/jruby/jruby/

 

[Daniel Völkerts]

First let me say what everybody wants to answer to the question in
the subject line: It just smells funny!

I know, I know. After I've posted the thread I wondering if any native
speaker or others may understand my terrible school english . Please
apologize. I guess I have to write more english docs more frequently.

I don't exactly know what's going on, but there's some work done in
the CVS the last days/weeks. Browse the repository:
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/jruby/jruby/

Thanks in advance. I'll try it out this afternoon.


Daniel

 

[Hal Fulton]

I know, I know. After I've posted the thread I wondering if any native
speaker or others may understand my terrible school english . Please
apologize. I guess I have to write more english docs more frequently.

I guess Stefan is kidding you. There is nothing wrong with your English.
We do say a project is "dead" in English.

JRuby has always seemed like an interesting idea to me. But isn't it
true that this is an actual *different port* of Ruby, to the Java
"platform"?

For example, we lose the ability to use the existing C extensions,
do we not?

Hal

 

[Daniel Völkerts]

JRuby has always seemed like an interesting idea to me. But isn't it
true that this is an actual *different port* of Ruby, to the Java
"platform"?

For example, we lose the ability to use the existing C extensions,
do we not?

Yes. But for my application I'm searching a extension to extend the
functionality by accessing Java libaries I already had. So I need only a
few typically ruby extensions and I'm able to dispense with C extensions.

But you're right in any other case there is no sence for a portage.
I'm only searching of a emeddable scripting language whichs flavor I like

Bye & TIA

Daniel

 

[Raphael Bauduin]

Stefan Scholl wrote:

[snip]
JRuby has always seemed like an interesting idea to me. But isn't it
true that this is an actual *different port* of Ruby, to the Java
"platform"?

For example, we lose the ability to use the existing C extensions,
do we not?

There's always the possibility JSR 223 will come to fruition one day....
There doesn't seem to be much activity though (http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=223)
and some fear it would be limited to web development.

Raph