From: Daniel Cedilotte Date: 2006-01-14T00:31:19+09:00 Subject: Re: [OT] Calling all Freebsders. Cool, I'll get those patches installed tonight on my server. Thanks for the tip. On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:23:27 -0500, Dick Davies wrote: > Quick heads up for any FreeBSD users on list - the > FreeBSD ports tree is being bumped to include 1.8.4 > Any Day Now (it's been 1.8.2 for ages). > > See below if you fancy a preview, the URL has patches you > can apply to your ports tree to try it out. > > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> > From: Pav Lucistnik >> > Date: 12 January 2006 00:48:22 GMT >> > To: ports@FreeBSD.org >> > Cc: alexander@wittig.name >> > Subject: [BOO!] Ruby 1.8.4 testers wanted >> > Reply-To: pav@FreeBSD.org >> > >> > Hi people, >> > >> > Alexander Wittig provided us with patches to upgrade our Ruby to >> > 1.8.4. >> > >> > Because previous attempt to upgrade to 1.8.3 ended in flames, I want >> > you, people who run ruby apps, to test the patches before I commit >> > them. >> > Find the patches at >> > >> > http://people.freebsd.org/~pav/ruby/ >> > >> > Please test them as much as possible. >> > >> > If I don't hear any screaming, they'll hit the tree during weekend. >> > >> > In 1.8.4, there is a different behaviour of site-install target from >> > mkmf generated Makefiles. Most obvious change is that .h files are no >> > longer installed in modules. I hacked mkmf.rb to include install; >> > target >> > in site-install: target as it was in 1.8.2. Any Ruby wizard to tell me >> > how to fix this properly? >> > >> > I'm interested in which ports broke with 1.8.3 back last fall, so I >> > could check them out before committing? Anyone still remember? Kris? >> > >> > Once this is done, I'd like to start phasing out ruby16. Anyone >> > disagree? > > > > -- > Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns > http://number9.hellooperator.net/ > > > -- --- Daniel C. daniel@cedilotte.com