At 23:10 21.01.01 +0900, you wrote: >where to get a "java ruby interface" ? >i checked out my ruby from cvs.netlab.co.jp >and do not have anything like this... >...if you can tell me where to get it, >i will tell you if i managed to build it.. ftp://ftp.netlab.co.jp/pub/lang/ruby/contrib/ java-module-0_5.tar.gz : The module itself. However, it is for an older version of ruby and for Java 1.1 and it seems to be only for unix systems. java.c.gz : A rewritten java.c There are additional patches for java.c and extconf.rb in http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/7040 I want to use swing with java 2 on linux (IBM or SUN JDK) and windows systems. Regards Tammo Freese Dipl.-Inform. Tammo Freese OFFIS Betriebliches Informations- und Wissensmanagement Escherweg 2 - 26121 Oldenburg - Germany Fon: +49 4 41 97 22- 215 - Fax: +49 4 41 97 22- 1 02 E-Mail: tammo.freese / offis.de - URL: http://www.offis.de