Hi, I am encountering an odd behavior of gem install function. Can anyone explain me what "gem install" actually does?
I have several C code and header files, and one extconf.rb file, + mygem.gemspec file. So, when I build a gem it successfully creates mygem-0.61.gem. So, when I install it locally using "gem install mygem-0.61.gem" I expect the gem to create a makefile, because in the extconf.rb file I explicitly indicate it, and then "make install" that newly created Makefile. However, "gem install' does not create a Makefile and does not install it. What it does is just copies those several files to the gem directory, where Gem keeps all its gems. What I have to do is manually rub "ruby extconf.rb", which creates the Makefile, and manually "make install". The questions is: Should not "gem install" perform all these operation by itself, when I type "gem install mygem"? Thank you in advance for your help. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
