On Jul 30, 10:19 am, CUBRID <[email protected]> wrote: > 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"?
You need to indicate in your gemspec that there is a native library to build. You might get more answers on one of the main ruby lists as this isn't really a rails question. Fred -- 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.
