From: google-venkatp@...
Date: 2003-08-12T08:00:15+09:00
Subject: Re: How to build a distributable Solaris binary for Ruby 1.8?

In article <20030811165314.A56134@linnet.org>, Brian Candler says...
>
>On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 12:39:12AM +0900, Venkat wrote:
>> Instead of fighting with them, is there any way I can compile Ruby 1.8
>> in our Sun boxes to create a build I can take and and install in the
>> customer's Solaris box?
>
>Something like this ought to do the trick:
>
>tar -czf rubydist.tar.gz \ 
>  /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site-ruby/1.8 \
>  /usr/local/bin/ruby /usr/local/bin/irb /usr/local/bin/erb \
>  /usr/local/lib/libruby-static.a
>
>This has the advantage that any RAA packages you added to the core will also
>be in your tarball.
>
>If you configured with --enable-dynamic then you'll have to include
>/usr/local/lib/libruby.so* as well.
>
>Oh, that assumes you have a sensible GNU tar, if stock Solaris then
>  tar -cf rubydist.tar ...list of files...
>  gzip -9 rubydist.tar
>
>You should do 'ldd /usr/local/bin/ruby' to see what it's dynamically linked
>against, and make sure the target system has the same libraries: e.g.
>
>$ ldd /usr/local/bin/ruby
>        libdl.so.1 =>    /lib/libdl.so.1
>        libcrypt_i.so.1 =>       /lib/libcrypt_i.so.1
>        libm.so.1 =>     /lib/libm.so.1
>        libc.so.1 =>     /lib/libc.so.1
>        libgen.so.1 =>   /lib/libgen.so.1
>        /usr/platform/SUNW,Ultra-80/lib/libc_psr.so.1
>
>HTH,
>
>Brian.
>
Thank you. At my work, we have a Solaris 8. Our customer has Solaris 9. Is there
a possibility of dependency issues due the version difference?

Thanks and Best Regards,
Venkat.