How to build a distributable Solaris binary for Ruby 1.8?

[Venkat]

Hello all:

I apologize if I have missed any other posts that addressed this.

For our company's internal use I have always used the GCC compiler and
followed the simple instructions in the README.TXT for compiling Ruby
1.8 in Solaris as well as in Linux. Now I need to run Ruby code in one
of our customer's place and the Information Security guys there are so
paranoid they are making a big fuss about installing GCC in their
boxes. I know SunFreeware has a 1.6.7 binary but I need 1.8.

Instead of fighting with them, is there any way I can compile Ruby 1.8
in our Sun boxes to create a build I can take and and install in the
customer's Solaris box?

I appreicate your help.

Thanks and Best Regards,
Venkat.

 

[Brian Candler]

Instead of fighting with them, is there any way I can compile Ruby 1.8
in our Sun boxes to create a build I can take and and install in the
customer's Solaris box?

Something like this ought to do the trick:

tar -czf rubydist.tar.gz \
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site-ruby/1.8 \
/usr/local/bin/ruby /usr/local/bin/irb /usr/local/bin/erb \
/usr/local/lib/libruby-static.a

This has the advantage that any RAA packages you added to the core will also
be in your tarball.

If you configured with --enable-dynamic then you'll have to include
/usr/local/lib/libruby.so* as well.

Oh, that assumes you have a sensible GNU tar, if stock Solaris then
tar -cf rubydist.tar ...list of files...
gzip -9 rubydist.tar

You should do 'ldd /usr/local/bin/ruby' to see what it's dynamically linked
against, and make sure the target system has the same libraries: e.g.

$ ldd /usr/local/bin/ruby
libdl.so.1 => /lib/libdl.so.1
libcrypt_i.so.1 => /lib/libcrypt_i.so.1
libm.so.1 => /lib/libm.so.1
libc.so.1 => /lib/libc.so.1
libgen.so.1 => /lib/libgen.so.1
/usr/platform/SUNW,Ultra-80/lib/libc_psr.so.1

HTH,

Brian.

 

[Daniel Berger]

Something like this ought to do the trick:

tar -czf rubydist.tar.gz \
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site-ruby/1.8 \
/usr/local/bin/ruby /usr/local/bin/irb /usr/local/bin/erb \
/usr/local/lib/libruby-static.a

This has the advantage that any RAA packages you added to the core will also
be in your tarball.

If you configured with --enable-dynamic then you'll have to include
/usr/local/lib/libruby.so* as well.

Oh, that assumes you have a sensible GNU tar, if stock Solaris then
tar -cf rubydist.tar ...list of files...
gzip -9 rubydist.tar

You should do 'ldd /usr/local/bin/ruby' to see what it's dynamically linked
against, and make sure the target system has the same libraries: e.g.

$ ldd /usr/local/bin/ruby
libdl.so.1 => /lib/libdl.so.1
libcrypt_i.so.1 => /lib/libcrypt_i.so.1
libm.so.1 => /lib/libm.so.1
libc.so.1 => /lib/libc.so.1
libgen.so.1 => /lib/libgen.so.1
/usr/platform/SUNW,Ultra-80/lib/libc_psr.so.1

HTH,

Brian.

I just noticed that sunfreeware.com doesn't appear to have a 1.8 package
yet. The only one I see is a 1.6.7 (!) package for Solaris 8 and
earlier. If I knew how to build one, I'd submit it. Anyone else?

Would your admins be willing to install a package?

Regards,

Dan

 

[Brian Candler]

I just noticed that sunfreeware.com doesn't appear to have a 1.8 package
yet. The only one I see is a 1.6.7 (!) package for Solaris 8 and
earlier. If I knew how to build one, I'd submit it. Anyone else?

Would your admins be willing to install a package?

Ah, I misunderstood if you wanted a pkgadd-type package.

We just compile from source, it's a 2-minute job (well, a 2-minute job under
FreeBSD, but a 10-minute job under Slowlaris)

B.

 

[google-venkatp]

I just noticed that sunfreeware.com doesn't appear to have a 1.8 package
yet. The only one I see is a 1.6.7 (!) package for Solaris 8 and
earlier. If I knew how to build one, I'd submit it. Anyone else?

Would your admins be willing to install a package?

Regards,

Dan

The admin guys are ok with installing a package. It is just that they are not
comfortable with compilers and stuff. I can handle them better if I am face to
face with them. I am in NJ and they are in Singapore.

Thanks and Regards,
Venkat.

 

[Jim Freeze]

Something like this ought to do the trick:

tar -czf rubydist.tar.gz \
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site-ruby/1.8 \
/usr/local/bin/ruby /usr/local/bin/irb /usr/local/bin/erb \
/usr/local/lib/libruby-static.a

If what you want is a binary install, then Brian's solution
does all but change the paths stored inside the ruby executable.

If you want to do a binary install, I can give you some code
that will allow you to do a binary install and then change
the internally stored paths to the correct location.

 

[nobu.nokada]

Hi,

At Tue, 12 Aug 2003 00:53:30 +0900,

If you configured with --enable-dynamic then you'll have to include
/usr/local/lib/libruby.so* as well.

Oh, that assumes you have a sensible GNU tar, if stock Solaris then
tar -cf rubydist.tar ...list of files...
gzip -9 rubydist.tar

You can install ruby into a particular place by DESTDIR,
regardless configured prefix.

$ destdir=/var/tmp/clean/install/ruby
$ make install DESTDIR=$destdir
$ cd $destdir
$ tar -cf $tmpdir/rubydist.tar usr/local/*
$ gzip -9 $tmpdir/rubydist.tar

Note that you have to untar it at the root directory.