RE: [Wxruby-dev] Changed extconf.rb

[Curt Hibbs]

Kevin Smith wrote:
>
> I've updated extconf.rb to create a Makefile that can create a 'depends'
> file, and it launches 'make depends' as the last step in its process. I
> have intentionally not checked in my depends file, since it got built
> with hard paths like /usr/lib/ruby/1.6/i386-linux/config.h
>
> I'm not sure if that's proper behavior for an extconf.rb script. Perhaps
> someone who's more familiar with extconf.rb could take a look.
>
> Also, the way I build the depends file is pretty dependent on gcc, so if
> anyone knows a cleaner way, I'd appreciate knowing that as well.
>
> I want to keep this compatible with Windows, but I don't have a Windows
> box to test with.
>
> The problem is that without knowing dependencies, the project cannot
> possibly be built from scratch. This is because bitmap.o should depend
> on window.h, which in turn should depend on window.t. If those
> dependencies aren't specified, bitmap.o can't be built until after
> window.o has been built.
>
> Kevin

I can't help you with your extconf.rb or depends questions (I'll bet Rich
can), but I can test under Windows. I won't be able to do so until at this
Saturday.

Curt