# BlitzMax and Ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/blitzmax-and-ruby/148494>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 13, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/blitzmax-and-ruby/148494 "2008-09-13T14:34:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![yankees26](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/eb9ed0/32.png) [@yankees26](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yankees26)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/blitzmax-and-ruby/148494/1 "2008-09-13T14:34:07Z")

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Hi,

I’m new to Ruby but would like to use Ruby as a scripting language  
within a BlitzMax game engine. BlitzMax supports multiple platforms  
(Win, Mac & Linux) and can import C/C++ code. However, it uses MinGW to  
compile C code.

Can anyone help me to get Ruby to compile under MinGW so that I can  
import the C code into Blitz? I don’t know anything about MinGW. Most  
of the posts here seem to assume a certain amount of knowledge of the  
application.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![yankees26](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/eb9ed0/32.png) [@yankees26](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yankees26)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 9:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/blitzmax-and-ruby/148494/2 "2008-09-15T09:48:56Z")

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> Datum: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:27:12 +0900  
> Von: James R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> An: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
> Betreff: BlitzMax and Ruby

> application.
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> ## Thanks.

Dear James,

maybe this is helpful:

[http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile\_mingw](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile_mingw)

Best regards,

Axel

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**Author:** ![yankees26](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/eb9ed0/32.png) [@yankees26](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yankees26)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/blitzmax-and-ruby/148494/3 "2008-09-15T13:40:25Z")

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Axel E. wrote:

> maybe this is helpful:
> 
> [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile\_mingw](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile_mingw)

Thanks, Axel. I’ll see if I can fish any information out of it.

James