@@ -11812,3 +11812,26 @@ instead tries to provide a sane API while taking advantage of @code{libcurl}
under the hood.")
(home-page "https://github.com/toland/patron")
(license license:expat)))
+
+(define-public ruby-ethon
+ (package
+ (name "ruby-ethon")
+ (version "0.12.0")
+ (source
+ (origin
+ (method url-fetch)
+ (uri (rubygems-uri "ethon" version))
+ (sha256
+ (base32
+ "0gggrgkcq839mamx7a8jbnp2h7x2ykfn34ixwskwb0lzx2ak17g9"))))
+ (build-system ruby-build-system)
+ (arguments
+ `(#:tests? #f)) ;there are none
+ (inputs `(("curl" ,curl)))
+ (propagated-inputs `(("ruby-ffi" ,ruby-ffi)))
+ (synopsis "Very lightweight @code{libcurl} wrapper")
+ (description "In Greek mythology, Ethon, the son of Typhoeus and Echidna,
+is a gigantic eagle. So much for the history. In the modern world, Ethon
+is a very basic @code{libcurl} wrapper using ffi.")
+ (home-page "https://github.com/typhoeus/ethon")
+ (license license:expat)))