From: Timothy Hunter Date: 2006-08-23T06:50:37+09:00 Subject: Re: How can I get you to use mkrf? Kevin Clark wrote: > Hi Tim, > Thought it'd be hacky, you can add to vars using the new > .additional_code accessor (same with the header flags). I'm not really > satisfied with that either though, so I'm going to be investigating > implementing those features for the next release. You'll -definitely- > have a better way to access LDFLAGS and friends. > > Kev > > On 8/22/06, Timothy Hunter wrote: >> Kevin Clark wrote: >> > Hi guys, >> > Google's Summer of Code has officially come to a close but I in no way >> > plan to abandon my project. It's in a fairly stable place and working >> > for the libraries that I've played with. That being said, I don't >> > think many are using the project. mkmf is old, and though it is ugly, >> > I expect people are comfortable with it. >> > >> > What can I do to help you make a switch? What feature does mkmf have >> > that you -need- for your extension? How can I make this easier? >> > >> > Finally, speak up if you're already using mkrf or have played with it. >> > I'm happy to hear criticism. >> > >> > I hope this thread can give me a list of things to work on as I try to >> > move the project along. >> > >> >> Were you able to add the features I described in my RubyForge forum >> post? >> >> http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?thread_id=7096&forum_id=7153 >> >> > > Thanks for responding, Kevin. How about creating a "config.h" file for the 100+ feature test preprocessor symbols?