# Amalgalite 0.9.0 Released

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amalgalite version 0.9.0 has been released.

```
http://copiousfreetime.rubyforge.org/amalgalite/

```

{{ Release notes for Version 0.9.0 }}

=== Enhancements

- Ruby 1.9 compatibility
- Update to SQLite 3.6.12
- Added support for the new SQLite Backup API, see  
Amalgalite::Database#replicate\_to
- Added exclusive/immediate/deferred transaction helpers

=== Installation

gem install amalgalite

=== Description

Amalgalite embeds the SQLite database engine in a ruby extension. There  
is no  
need to install SQLite separately.

Look in the examples/ directory to see

- general usage
- blob io
- schema information
- custom functions
- custom aggregates
- requiring ruby code from a database

Also Scroll through Amalgalite::Database for a quick example, and a  
general  
overview of the API.