Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add ruby 1.8.7

[Pjotr Prins]

On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 07:33:51PM -0400, Mark H Weaver wrote:
> Pjotr Prins <address@hidden> writes:
> >     * gnu/packages/ruby.scm: Added older Ruby 1.8.7
> 
> According to our conventions, this should be:
> 
> * gnu/packages/ruby.scm (ruby-1.8): New variable.

Is a new package a variable? 

We used the same message with ruby2.  Where can I find these
conventions, btw?

> > ---
> >  gnu/packages/ruby.scm |   27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/gnu/packages/ruby.scm b/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
> > index ac751f5..31cbe54 100644
> > --- a/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
> > +++ b/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
> > @@ -89,6 +89,33 @@ a focus on simplicity and productivity.")
> >      (home-page "https://ruby-lang.org";)
> >      (license license:ruby)))
> >  
> > +(define-public ruby-1.8
> > +  (package (inherit ruby)
> > +    (name "ruby")
> 
> Is there a reason to repeat the 'name' field here?
> It should be inherited.

Good point. It is a remnant of trying things.

> > +    (version "1.8.7-p374")
> > +    (source
> > +     (origin
> > +       (method url-fetch)
> > +       (uri (string-append "ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.8/";
> > +                           name "-" version ".tar.bz2"))
> 
> In the ruby-2.1.3 package description, we used the http URI starting
> with "http://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/";.  It's probably better to
> use that one, since 'http' has some advantages and our http client is
> more robust.

OK

> > +     (sha256
> > +      (base32
> > +       "1qq7khilwkayrhwmzlxk83scrmiqfi7lgsn4c63znyvz2c1lgqxl"))))
> > +    (arguments
> > +     `(#:test-target "test"
> > +       #:parallel-tests? #f
> > +       #:phases
> > +        (alist-cons-before
> > +         'configure 'replace-bin-sh
> > +         (lambda _
> > +           (substitute* '("Makefile.in"
> > +                          "ext/pty/pty.c"
> > +                          "io.c"
> > +                          "lib/mkmf.rb"
> > +                          "process.c")
> > +             (("/bin/sh") (which "sh"))))
> > +         %standard-phases)))))
> 
> It looks like the 'native-search-paths' field needs to be overridden,
> since the existing one has "2.1.3" in it.

I don't think it is used by 1.8.7. Does that matter?

Pj.