# Stupid mkmf **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 3, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-mkmf/159376 "2009-02-03T23:55:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![orlick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/53a042/32.png) [@orlick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/orlick)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-mkmf/159376/1 "2009-02-03T23:55:12Z")
The mkmf gets the list of C source files to be used for the shared library from the current directory only. Is this the only stupid way to list C source files for ruby extensions? ---
**Author:** ![orlick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/53a042/32.png) [@orlick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/orlick)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-mkmf/159376/2 "2009-02-04T02:32:10Z")
On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 11:54 PM, Alex K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > The mkmf gets the list of C source files to be used for the shared library > from the current directory only. > Is this the only stupid way to list C source files for ruby extensions? I remember doing something like this in extconf.rb: $srcs = [ # c files listed here ] $objs = [ # object files listed here ] I looked at the mkmf sources and see that it use that global variables but I don’t know if there is better way. Btw. mkmf source is very poor… it would be nice to have better replacement for mkmf. – Pozdrawiam Rados³aw Bu³at [http://radarek.jogger.pl](http://radarek.jogger.pl) - mój blog ---
**Author:** ![orlick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/53a042/32.png) [@orlick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/orlick)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-mkmf/159376/3 "2009-02-04T14:35:25Z")
2009/2/3 RadosÅ‚aw BuÅ‚at [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > # c files listed here > > ] > $objs = [ > > # object files listed here > > ] I assume I should do something like $srcs = %w[…/src/foo.c …/src/more.c] > I looked at the mkmf sources and see that it use that global variables > but I don’t know if there is better way. Btw. mkmf source is very > poor… it would be nice to have better replacement for mkmf. If I have some time in the future I will write an autoconf & automake replacement for mkmf and give it to Matz. Ruby deserves better than this mkmf hack. Thanks for responding! -Alex ---
**Author:** ![orlick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/53a042/32.png) [@orlick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/orlick)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-mkmf/159376/4 "2009-02-04T18:05:06Z")
Rados³aw Bu³at wrote: > Yes. > > > If I have some time in the future I will write an autoconf & automake > > replacement for mkmf and give it to Matz. Ruby deserves better than this > > mkmf hack. > > Ruby gives big possibility to build nice api and mkmf is just ugly > (both from programmer and source perspective). > Good luck! What ever happened to mkrf? [http://rubyforge.org/projects/mkrf/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/mkrf/) ---
**Author:** ![orlick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/53a042/32.png) [@orlick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/orlick)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-mkmf/159376/5 "2009-02-04T17:59:14Z")
2009/2/4 Alex K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > 2009/2/3 Rados³aw Bu³at [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > > > $srcs = [ > > > > # c files listed here > > > > ] > > $objs = [ > > > > # object files listed here > > > > ] > > I assume I should do something like $srcs = %w[…/src/foo.c …/src/more.c] Yes. > If I have some time in the future I will write an autoconf & automake > replacement for mkmf and give it to Matz. Ruby deserves better than this > mkmf hack. Ruby gives big possibility to build nice api and mkmf is just ugly (both from programmer and source perspective). Good luck! – Pozdrawiam Rados³aw Bu³at [http://radarek.jogger.pl](http://radarek.jogger.pl) - mój blog