Repackaging a compiled gem as a binary

Ruby
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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?

martin

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On Sep 22, 3:24 pm, Martin DeMello [email protected] 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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On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 12:00 AM, Luis L. [email protected]
wrote:

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.

Thanks! When I went to look for the gemspec I noticed that alongside
it was already a qtbindingsnative.gemspec for that very purpose.

martin