From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 19 02:45:42 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FC64106566B for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:45:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from saifikhan@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01D008FC0C for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:45:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from saifikhan@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id b25so2541080rvf.43 for ; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:45:41 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:sender :to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references :x-google-sender-auth; bh=6qpqGjaP0fDS8GQN72HLjMtHYZ2j5Y3B3O9d/WvlmUc=; b=NMZMdoXDnRuSOaUNchHvO/nkicWNSjfbehMCD6ZtI1wDJSFRS2ZkLuRmwSEbFm7WAP w5PPY+rjt0W0JW8GYsQ8DouO/E05FbmgEmfLk3zkUGgOazugDqqbwnBwuJAAua4OS26t BcQ9Mhm5McCiYSognP8hzEq0DCsXM19+HCyvk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references:x-google-sender-auth; b=lM5lVinIs/BPk3SmYxfLetYSLV6B1svyCNEdb8bxbOnNPB3jRx/c1Swe3P14tFpv+v OlUCIuJsPqqRU7Qg1rojmo32dDShy7h+l5P3IetaE9cE3n+OeKWLAJ7tcfQScl/8S3Zy +Qv3sjaMF5J2QSxi74XQ16RebGbcLqLSaoNRI= Received: by 10.141.99.2 with SMTP id b2mr1768178rvm.3.1232331199290; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:13:19 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.141.172.17 with HTTP; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:13:19 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <9a52b1190901181813ua012a5fna6684b2f3554d2b7@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:13:19 +0000 From: "Saifi Khan" Sender: saifikhan@gmail.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <237c27100901181541n412f66c3v24ebae43b9efc313@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <237c27100901181541n412f66c3v24ebae43b9efc313@mail.gmail.com> X-Google-Sender-Auth: 5671ea931b11f1f9 Subject: Re: Embedded scripting language advice sought X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:45:42 -0000 On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 11:41 PM, Linda Messerschmidt wrote: > For a project I'm working on, I need to find an scripting language, and I > have a long wishlist: > > > - able to be "easily" embedded in a C++ application > > - "real" object-oriented with inheritance (preferably multiple inheritance) > > - able to implement object methods in C++ where needed > > - "sandbox" operation (e.g. ability to suppress any file I/O & system > libraries, but keep math and string libraries) > > - thread-safe, or, at least able to have multiple coexisting execution > contexts in one running process > > - relatively user-friendly syntax (i.e. (not (lisp (based)))) > > - has to build and embed on FreeBSD > How about looking at Ruby ? -- thanks Saifi.