From: Luis Lavena <luislavena@...>
Date: 2010-09-23T03:30:30+09:00
Subject: Re: repackaging a compiled gem as a binary

On Sep 22, 3:24 pm, Martin DeMello <martindeme...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've installed the qtbindings gem in an ARM emulator environment
> (scratchbox). I'd now like to repackage the compiled code as a
> "binary" gem that I can just install in my N900 without having to
> compile the C extensions again. How do I go about doing this?
>

Generate a newer gemspec, remove the extension definitions and include
the resulting .so into the Gem::Specification.

Then, "gem build my.gemspec"

Don't forget to adjust the gem specification platform to the ARM one
so it clearly identifies as binary.

Read RubyGems Specification documentation for more details.

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Luis Lavena