# Re: external contribution question **URL:** \ **Category:** IronRuby\ **Created:** [May 6, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-external-contribution-question/136834 "2008-05-06T18:43:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ksunair)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-external-contribution-question/136834/1 "2008-05-06T18:43:15Z")
Thanks John, I will look at the #pack and #unpack along with File. ----- Original Message ---- From: John L. (IRONRUBY) [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) To: “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 11:14:23 AM Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] external contribution question Unnikrishnan N.: > Just curious, which are all the modules need help with? I am > interested in contributing. > Thanks. There are a lot of methods in File that need to be implemented. That should be a reasonable place to start. We have some bugs in Dir#glob that could use some attention too. If you want a good self-contained project that will take some time, take a look at implementing #pack and #unpack. Thanks, -John ---
**Author:** ![ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ksunair)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-external-contribution-question/136834/2 "2008-05-06T18:52:09Z")
I’ll add byte array support to MutableString soon, meanwhile work with List or byte[] in #pack and #unpack methods. Or start with File. Maybe I can make MutableStr before you need it for pack/unpack. Tomas From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Unnikrishnan Nair Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:42 AM To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] external contribution question Thanks John, I will look at the #pack and #unpack along with File. ----- Original Message ---- From: John L. (IRONRUBY) [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) To: “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 11:14:23 AM Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] external contribution question Unnikrishnan N.: > Just curious, which are all the modules need help with? I am > interested in contributing. > Thanks. There are a lot of methods in File that need to be implemented. That should be a reasonable place to start. We have some bugs in Dir#glob that could use some attention too. If you want a good self-contained project that will take some time, take a look at implementing #pack and #unpack. Thanks, -John