From: ptkwt@...1.aracnet.com (Phil Tomson)
Date: 2003-05-20T00:57:31+09:00
Subject: install.rb and extensions in /ext


I'm trying to make a new package that includes some C extensions, so I put 
the .c file and extconf.rb file in the /ext subdirectory.

The directory layout looks like:

/supershape
  install.rb
  /ext
    superhape.c
    extconf.rb

Now, if I do:
 $ ruby install.rb config
 $ ruby install.rb setup
 # ruby install.rb install

I would expect that at some point (probably at: ruby install.rb setup ) 
that the extconf.rb file would get run and a Makefile created, and then 
make would be run to create the shared library...  but I don't see any of 
that happen.  and I never see either the Makefile or shared lib in the 
/ext subdirectory (and I don't see gcc get invoked).

Here's the output:

$ ruby install.rb config
install.rb: entering config phase...
---> lib
<--- lib
---> ext
<--- ext
install.rb: config done.
$ ruby install.rb setup
install.rb: entering setup phase...
---> lib
<--- lib
---> ext
<--- ext
install.rb: setup done.

.... so no extension was built...
What am I missing?

Phil