State of JRuby?

[Daniel Carrera]

Does anyone know the current state of JRuby? From the web page it seems
that it only supports Ruby 1.6, which is kind of old now.

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.

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

Cheers,

 

[Joey Gibson]

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heard, Rubicon is rather out of date.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

--
Never trust a girl with your mother's cow
never let your trousers go falling down in the green grass...

http://www.joeygibson.com/blog
http://www.joeygibson.com/blog/life/Wisdom.html

 

[Daniel Carrera]

I want to try out a project which would be easier to do if I used a

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?

There aren't any that come to mind really. It's just general concern.

Also, I guess I was worrying that JRuby might no longer be in development.
The last entry "Latest News" section is from 13 months ago.

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.

Well, I hope it doesn't die.

If I could manage to do project I have in mind, it would be something
cool. I just hope it's not beyond my skill.

Cheers,

 

[Daniel Carrera]

If I could manage to do project I have in mind, it would be something
cool. I just hope it's not beyond my skill.

- If I could manage to do project
+ If I could manage to do the project

 

[Shashank Date]

Hi Joey,

The bottom line is it's not dead, at least not yet. I'm doing what I can
to get things going.

I meant to talk to you about this during the Ruby Conf, but somehow never
got around to it. I'm glad to know that it is not dead. I will be talking on
Ruby to the local Java SIG in Jan 2004 and there is (I think) interest in
JRuby. Where can I get your presentation at "Atlanta Java Software
Symposium" and /or your articles ?

Your inputs will be very valuable.
TIA,
-- shanko

 

[Anders Bengtsson]

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.

Sure! You're already the most active developer, the only thing you're
not doing so far is making releases.
Not that me and Jan have made any releases lately.

Jan, any objections?

/Anders