Originally posted by: scott@parker

I would like to know if anybody has compiled Ruby on AIX 6.1? I am having issues and am wondering if anybody has done the footwork, as I really don't have the time to spend on this endeavor.
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Originally posted by: flodstrom

I had a look at Ruby some time ago, but I gave up in the end.

I don't know where you got stuck, but I decided to stop at a part of the code that was made up by a maze of C macros. Just didn't have the time or eager to wade through all those macros.

If you really need Ruby on AIX then I would advice to try it with gcc since it seem to be more tolerant towards most kinds of spagetti code.
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Originally posted by: scott@parker

That is exactly what I have been trying. There was a point where the compile was trying to create temporary files in directories that didn't exist yet, so at every stop there, I created the directory manually and moved on. Hit a wall after that. I have since gave the opinion of the project being unable to continue on AIX, which now we are moving to Linux.

Thank you for the response.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

I've asked out Linux Toolbox people about it but haven't gotten a response yet.

There is a older level of Ruby available on the Bull site at http://gnome.bullfreeware.com/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/ruby/

Apparently we were having some problems building the later version as well. I'll post when I get a response from Development.

Jay
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

We have succeded in building ruby version 1.9.3.

In order to build it:
+ we are using xlc version 10
+ pkg-config rpm MUST NOT be installed on the system where rpm is built
+ we are using the following configure options :
./configure \
--host=%{buildhost} --target=%{buildhost} --build=%{buildhost} \
--prefix=%{_prefix} \
--enable-pthread \
--enable-shared
+ we are using a "ulimit -d unlimited" before running make test.
The rpm package is published under:
http://www.bullfreeware.com
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Originally posted by: Arvind_Gupta

Hi,

 

I am trying to compile Ruby latest version 2.1.8 on IBM AIX Version 6.1 and so far not able to compiled and installed with XL C compiler.

Can you please provide the configure options that I can use to compile.  It would be very helpful, if someone contact me directly.

 

I am using IBM XL C/C++ for AIX, V12.1  Version: 12.01.0000.0004

 

 

Thanks.

Arvind

 

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Originally posted by: MattDulson

Ruby 2.0.0.353 rpm is available at perzl.org if that's of any use.

 

 

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Originally posted by: Arvind_Gupta

@MattDulson b8e4c3a7-ec72-490e-b6ab-0189d5f58d75  Thank you so much to provide info for Ruby 2.0.0.

 

Since all support for Ruby 2.0.0 has​ ended, I need to upgrade to 2.1 or above.

Hence I am looking for instructions on how to compile Ruby Source code in AIX.

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Originally posted by: sangameshm

Hi Arvind,

If you like you can use the pre-built latest version of ruby from bull.

Thanks,

Sangamesh

 

 

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