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| author | David Thompson <dthompson2@worcester.edu> | 2015-07-26 22:01:54 -0400 |
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| committer | David Thompson <dthompson2@worcester.edu> | 2015-08-18 17:58:13 -0400 |
| commit | e83c6d009fb0cdefe7c4fa66c8a8c6b1c2071d61 (patch) | |
| tree | 3cab1b53efe710a0775b234d06953abba6fe09bb /doc/guix.texi | |
| parent | 4ab9f96a5cfec1258e657dc3fc72033c058b9bda (diff) | |
| download | guix-e83c6d009fb0cdefe7c4fa66c8a8c6b1c2071d61.tar.gz | |
build: ruby: Rewrite build system to use gem archives.
Co-Authored-By: Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public01@thebird.nl> * guix/build-system/ruby.scm (lower): Remove git dependency. (rubygems-uri): New procedure. * guix/build/ruby-build-system (gitify): Delete. (unpack): Use 'gem unpack' utility. (check): Add docstring. (build): Repack modified gem. (install): Rebuild unpacked gem and install it. (%standard-phases): Remove gitify and build phases. * gnu/packages/ruby.scm (ruby-hoe, ruby-rake-compiler, ruby-i18n, ruby-rspec-support, ruby-rspec-core, ruby-diff-lcs-for-rspec, ruby-rspec-expectations, ruby-rspec-mocks, ruby-rspec, bundler, ruby-useragent, ruby-bacon, ruby-arel, ruby-connection-pool, ruby-net-http-persistent, ruby-minitest, ruby-minitest-sprint, ruby-minitest-bacon, ruby-daemons, ruby-git, ruby-slop, ruby-multipart-post): Convert to new build system. * doc/guix.texi (ruby-build-system): Document the gem archive requirement.
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index bcf07a6b35..a20bca677d 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2469,6 +2469,13 @@ This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system ruby)}. It implements the RubyGems build procedure used by Ruby packages, which involves running @code{gem build} followed by @code{gem install}. +The @code{source} field of a package that uses this build system is +expected to reference a gem archive instead of a traditional tarball, +since this is the format that all Ruby developers use when releasing +their software. The build system unpacks the gem archive, potentially +patches the source, runs the test suite, repackages the gem, and +installs it. + Which Ruby package is used can be specified with the @code{#:ruby} parameter. A list of additional flags to be passed to the @command{gem} command can be specified with the @code{#:gem-flags} parameter. |