Re: pkg/39890

[Takahiro Kambe <taca%back-street.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/39890; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Takahiro Kambe <taca%back-street.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/39890
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:42:22 +0900 (JST)

 I missed the reply to this PR.
 
 In message <20081120230006.E3A2163B8BD%narn.NetBSD.org@localhost>
        on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:00:06 +0000 (UTC),
        "Michal Suchanek" <hramrach%centrum.cz@localhost> wrote:
 >  > >  The Ruby 1.8.7 available in pkgsrc is not 1.8 compatible.
 >  > If you build Ruby 1.8.7 out side of pkgsrc framework, "not 1.8
 >  > compatible" problem will be gone a way?  If not,
 >  No, it does not.
 Thanks.  It confirmed that the problem isn't pkgsrc specific problem.
 
 >  > >  While most 1.8 code runs in 1.8.7 with only minor tweaks lots of 1.8.7 
 > code would not run in older 1.8 rubies which makes 1.8.7 completely 
 > unsuitable for Ruby development.
 >  >  These problems are inherently the problem of Ruby itself.  AFAIK, many
 >  
 >  No, it is not. 1.8.6 is readily available on the Ruby web site.
 I never said that Ruby 1.8.6 isn't available any more.  Compatibility
 problems are because of Ruby itself, not pkgsrc.
 
 >  >  Ruby programs are updated to supoprt newer Ruby 1.8.7 (or 1.9 preview).
 >  
 >  Yes. I do not doubt that. On the other hand, I have not heard of a
 >  program that requires 1.8.7. And code written for 1.8.7 (using 1.8.7
 >  documentation) has high chance of failing on 1.8.6 or earlier.
 So, we can't simply downgrade pkgsrc's Ruby to 1.8.6.
 
 And providing a separate 1.8.6 package, I won't work on it because of
 the costs of changing current frame work of ruby in pkgsrc.
 (And there a few points to be considered, such as pkgsrc's directory
 or package name of ruby's extentioin packages.)
 
 But if anyone have a good patch, I don't object to incorporate it.
 
 Best regards.
 
 -- 
 Takahiro Kambe <taca%back-street.net@localhost>