From: GOTO Kentaro <gotoken@...>
Date: 2002-02-15T05:44:45+09:00
Subject: Re: building ruby

In message "Re: building ruby"
    on Fri, 15 Feb 2002 05:12:11 +0900,
    Mark Probert <probertm@nortelnetworks.com> writes:

> I am a little confused as to why these extensions
> are being compiled at all, given that they are not
> needed.  For example, 'curses' is commented out in
> the Setup file yet is still being built.  Do you have
> any ideas on why this may be?

I'm sorry missing your point in previous my message.  `Setup' file
specifies statical linked libraries.  Ones listed in `Setup' are
built as static linked library if that exists under ext/ directory. 
Other ones are built as dynamic loadable library. 

The following shows a way to skip compiling:

   cd ruby-1.6.6
   mkdir disable
   mv ext/<you-dont-need> disable
   mv ext/<another-you-dont-need> disable
   mv ext/<yet-another-you-dont-need> disable
   configure
   make

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