# Ruby/DLX 0.8.1 released

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-dlx-0-8-1-released/55384>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 20, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-dlx-0-8-1-released/55384 "2006-03-20T17:30:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marcel\_Toele](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@Marcel\_Toele](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Marcel_Toele)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-dlx-0-8-1-released/55384/1 "2006-03-20T17:30:57Z")

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It is my pleasure to announce that:

Ruby/DLX 0.8.1 is now available for download from:  
[http://ruby-dlx.rubyforge.org/](http://ruby-dlx.rubyforge.org/)  
(Direct link:  
[http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/9283/ruby-dlx-0.8.1-20060320-14h58m35s-utc.zip](http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/9283/ruby-dlx-0.8.1-20060320-14h58m35s-utc.zip)  
).

Ruby/DLX is a frontend to Ruby/DL2. It uses the Ruby/DL2 ability to  
import C  
library calls directly in ruby.  
Ruby/DLX provides a (hopefully) very intuitive way of doing this.

- All structs can be redfined in nearly identical syntax
- All (pointer) types are identified automatically and conversion is  
performed automatically to the above defined structs
- char\* ↔ String type conversion
- char ↔ ruby character type conversion
- function pointers are handled automatically
- pointers-to-pointers (array lists) are handled automatically, You can  
change lists in ruby by replacing C-allocated values by Ruby allocated  
values
- nested structs are handled automatically

For an example and a one-to-one comparison of a C-Header file and the  
corresponding Ruby module don’t hesitate to drop by at:

[http://ruby-dlx.rubyforge.org/](http://ruby-dlx.rubyforge.org/)

Happy Hacking!

dpy