George Gambill wrote:

>Several months ago I attended a Ruby presentation at a local PLUG (Phoenix
>Linux Users Group) InstallFest.
>
>The presenter commented that Ruby (when finished) can be converted (my
>words) to C.  I suppose compiling from the C code would pickup some of the
>performance lost.
>
>However, at this time, I am still a "lurker" to Ruby.  All though a lurker
>with high hopes.
>  
>
You misunderstood, he probably meant that you can rewrite the 
speed-critical parts of the application in C while keeping the rest of 
the program in ruby. but otherwise there is no ruby->C converter around 
(that I know about).

emmanuel