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[PATCH] Specify native search path for all ruby packages

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Message #26 received at 27438 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ben Woodcroft <b.woodcroft <at> uq.edu.au>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>, 27438 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#27438] [PATCH] Specify native search path for all ruby
 packages
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:27:22 +1000

On 21/06/17 23:12, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Ben Woodcroft <b.woodcroft <at> uq.edu.au> skribis:
>
>> On 21/06/17 16:36, Christopher Baines wrote:
>>> Without specifying this explicitly in each definition, the GEM_PATH is
>>> inherited and the version is that of the inherited package.
>>>
>> I'm not sure if this is by design, but the version of the gems folder
>> is embedded in the build of each rubygem e.g. 'ruby-hoe' includes
>> /gnu/store/d867l5i2dqd5qnq4qlsrcwwb0x3443fl-ruby-hoe-3.16.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0
> Or should the search path spec include both lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0 and
> lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0, in this order?
Exactly.

Chris, what is your experience? Did you propose the patch because you 
ran into a particular issue?

Ta, ben.

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