# Documentation on embedding ruby?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/documentation-on-embedding-ruby/192399>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 29, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/documentation-on-embedding-ruby/192399 "2010-07-29T16:08:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![arachnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@arachnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arachnd)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/documentation-on-embedding-ruby/192399/1 "2010-07-29T16:08:33Z")

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Hi.

I would like to embed ruby interpreter into my C application, but I  
can’t find any info on this ☹ Chapter in pickax book is very small and  
doesn’t provide enough information. I’ve also found couple of embedding  
libraries via google, but they all are outdated or not documented.

So the question is: are there any comprehensive documents on embedding  
ruby interpreter and interacting with it?

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**Author:** ![arachnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@arachnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arachnd)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/documentation-on-embedding-ruby/192399/2 "2010-07-30T01:25:29Z")

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Daniel F. wrote:

> Hi.
> 
> I would like to embed ruby interpreter into my C application, but I  
> can’t find any info on this ☹ Chapter in pickax book is very small and  
> doesn’t provide enough information. I’ve also found couple of embedding  
> libraries via google, but they all are outdated or not documented.
> 
> So the question is: are there any comprehensive documents on embedding  
> ruby interpreter and interacting with it?

There probably isn’t.  
Here’s my shot at it:  
[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ruby\_Programming/Embedding\_Ruby](http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ruby_Programming/Embedding_Ruby)