From: KUBO Takehiro <kubo@...>
Date: 2005-01-19T21:52:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby on AIX?

Hi,

nobu.nokada@softhome.net writes:

>> > Anyway, -eInit_foo option is required on AIX in general?
>> 
>> I can't say about other AIX platforms.
>> As far as in my environment each extionsion library requires -eInit_foo.
>
> Sorry, it seems my typo.
>
> Index: configure.in
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/ruby/src/ruby/configure.in,v
> retrieving revision 1.263
> diff -U2 -p -r1.263 configure.in
> --- configure.in	30 Dec 2004 15:09:42 -0000	1.263
> +++ configure.in	17 Jan 2005 14:24:32 -0000
> @@ -882,5 +882,5 @@ if test "$with_dln_a_out" != yes; then
>  			XLDFLAGS="$XLDFLAGS -Wl,-bE:ruby.imp"
>  			DLDFLAGS='-brtl -bI:$(topdir)/ruby.imp -bM:SRE -T512 -H512 '"$DLDFLAGS"
> -			ARCH_FLAGS='-eInit_$(TARGET)'
> +			ARCH_FLAG='-eInit_$(TARGET)'
>  			: LDFLAGS="-brtl $LDFLAGS"
>  			: ${ARCHFILE="ruby.imp"}

This cause an error while linking miniruby by passing '-eInit_' to the linker.

The following obviously unacceptable patch solved the problem.
It will be available only on AIX....

--- ruby-1.8.2/lib/mkmf.rb~     2004-09-18 15:56:36.000000000 +0900
+++ ruby-1.8.2/lib/mkmf.rb      2005-01-19 21:22:27.000000000 +0900
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@
   if CONFIG["DLEXT"] == $OBJEXT
     "ld $(DLDFLAGS) -r -o $(DLLIB) $(OBJS)\n"
   else
-    "$(LDSHARED) $(DLDFLAGS) $(LIBPATH) #{OUTFLAG}$(DLLIB) " \
+    "$(LDSHARED) $(DLDFLAGS) $(LIBPATH) #{OUTFLAG}$(DLLIB) -eInit_$(TARGET) " \
     "$(OBJS) $(LOCAL_LIBS) $(LIBS)"
   end
 LIBPATHFLAG = config_string('LIBPATHFLAG') || ' -L"%s"'

1. apply this patch.
2. 'make distclean'
3. configure and make again.

-- 
KUBO Takehiro
kubo@jiubao.org