Community and Support

The rb-sys project is maintained by the Oxidize Ruby community, a group of developers passionate about integrating Rust and Ruby. We're committed to helping you succeed with your Rust-powered Ruby extensions.

Getting Help

If you encounter issues or have questions about using rb-sys, there are several ways to get help:

Join Our Slack Community

The Oxidize Ruby community has an active Slack workspace where you can ask questions, share your projects, and get help from community members and maintainers.

• Join the Oxidize Ruby Slack
• Post your question in the #general channel

GitHub Issues

If you think you've found a bug or want to request a new feature, please open an issue on GitHub:

• Open an issue on the rb-sys repository

Real-World Examples

Looking at real-world examples can be a great way to learn how to use rb-sys effectively:

• oxi-test - The canonical example of how to use rb-sys
• wasmtime-rb - WebAssembly runtime for Ruby
• lz4-ruby - LZ4 compression library
• blake3-ruby - BLAKE3 cryptographic hash function

Contributing to rb-sys

We welcome contributions from the community! Whether it's improving documentation, fixing bugs, or adding new features, your contributions are valuable.

See the Contributing Guide for detailed information about setting up a development environment and making contributions.

Resources

Documentation

• Ruby on Rust Book - This comprehensive guide
• rb-sys API Docs - Rust API documentation
• Magnus Documentation - Higher-level Ruby/Rust bindings built on rb-sys

Tools

• rb-sys-dock - Docker-based cross-compilation tooling
• GitHub Actions - CI actions for testing and cross-compiling
• VSCode Debugging Guide - How to set up debugging for Rust extensions

Blog Posts and Talks

• Ruby on Rust - Intro - Introduction to Ruby and Rust integration
• Cross-compiling Ruby C Extensions - How to compile for multiple platforms