From: Philippe Lucas <philippe.lucas@...>
Date: 2005-06-28T19:36:32+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby 1.8.3 preview1 Build Error on AIX 5.2

Hi,

>> -A) Configuration error :
>>
>> The script must choose "/usr/sbin/installbsd -c"
>
> It is not a stuff of ruby, you should claim it to autoconf
> developers instead.  If it is incorporated to newer autoconf,
> the problem will be solved.

OK, I 'll do that.
It would be interesting for people using ruby on AIX to know that !.


> Or this doesn't work?
>
>   configure INSTALL="/usr/sbin/installbsd -c"

Yes, It works.



>> -B) Can't build the socket extension  for 2 reasons :

>>      -B2) The configuration fails with an IPV6 test.
>> You can try --enable-wide-getaddrinfo.
>
> Have you tried `configure' with the above option, or
> --disable-ipv6?

Yes, it works with --enable-wide-getaddrinfo and also with --disable-ipv6.
But, I have an AIX installed by IBM. So, because extconf.rb detects that
IPV6 libraries exists, why it fails on a getaddrinfo function ?. Is it an
AIX bug or a Ruby extension configuration bug ? That's the question ?.
Perhaps, anybody using Ruby on AIX have an idea about that.

How can I give (pass on) atomaticaly somes parameters as --disable-ipv6, to
an extension module (socket) from the main Makefile ?
Is it possible ?

Thanks.

Philippe Lucas.