Thu Jan 03 01:00:00 UTC 2008

Codegear Turbo C++ and Ruby

Posted in Codegear Builder | Turbo C++, Ruby at 01:00 AM by mohits

Embedding Ruby into a Turbo C++ (Borland C++ Builder) Application

I’m currently looking at bringing together two of my favourite pieces of desktop software – Ruby and Codegear Turbo C++. I’m still sorting my thoughts out, but here are the main links that will help in getting started. I will write up more details about this once I’ve figured it all out.

The ongoing thread in Ruby-talk that is discussing this issue

Link: http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/137241

Specific to Borland Builder

Old threads that seem to have a few good pointers and gotchas. These are: http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/73326 and very importantly: http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/73397

About generally embedding Ruby

A thread that covers the idea and also links to the PickAxe online for this: http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/71319

Ruby Embedded into C++

A great tutorial that goes into a lot of detail about the whole process. Link: http://metaeditor.sourceforge.net/embed/

SWIG

You could also use SWIG to connect up between a C/C++ program and Ruby. Link: http://www.swig.org/

As soon as I have the whole procedure worked out, I shall put up a post about the full procedure for integrating between the two of them.

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