gem-sane-binary 0.1.0

data/README.md

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+gem-sane-binary
+===============
+
+MIT License © 2009 by Loren Segal
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+
+Right now RubyGems rewrites the shebang for the binaries it generates in a gem 
+using the current Ruby executable name, which inadvertently causes the binary 
+to be tied to the specific Ruby version. This means you need to reinstall a gem 
+everytime you switch Ruby interpreters to regenerate the binaries.
+
+This gem adds a RubyGems plugin to change the shebang behaviour to use a `ruby` 
+symlink if one is available in the same directory as the Ruby interpreter being 
+used. This allows you to symlink `ruby` to whichever current Ruby interpreter 
+is being used, making it easier for 1.8/1.9 to co-exist on a system.
+
+INSTALL
+-------
+
+    $ gem install gem-sane-binary
+   
+USING
+-----
+
+To use the gem, you just need to have a `ruby` symlink pointing to your correct
+Ruby interpreter in the same directory as the interpreter that gem uses when
+installing your gems.
+
+SETTING UP RUBY 1.8 AND RUBY 1.9
+--------------------------------
+
+If you don't already have two Ruby installs, you should probably read bellow
+to get setup, otherwise this gem won't be very helpful to you.
+
+This gem works best for Ruby 1.8/1.9 compatibility. If you want to install Ruby
+1.8 and Ruby 1.9 side by side, recompile Ruby 1.9 with:
+  
+    ruby-1.9.1...$ ./configure --program-suffix=19
+    
+You'll then want to rename any ruby 1.8 binaries to use their suffix names as
+well (I'm assuming you already have 1.8 installed. If not, install 1.8 with
+a suffix as well and skip this step):
+
+    $ sudo mv /usr/local/bin/ruby /usr/local/bin/ruby18
+    $ sudo mv /usr/local/bin/irb /usr/local/bin/irb18
+    $ sudo mv /usr/local/bin/gem /usr/local/bin/gem18
+    
+Then create your ruby/irb/gem symlinks to point to whichever Ruby install you're
+using:
+
+    $ ln -fs /usr/local/bin/ruby19 /usr/local/bin/ruby
+    $ ...
+    
+I use the following aliases in my `~/.profile` to switch between Ruby installs:
+
+    alias ruby-switch-18='sudo ln -fs /usr/local/bin/ruby18 /usr/local/bin/ruby &&
+      sudo ln -fs /usr/local/bin/irb18 /usr/local/bin/irb &&
+      sudo ln -fs /usr/local/bin/gem18 /usr/local/bin/gem'
+    alias ruby-switch-19='sudo ln -fs /usr/local/bin/ruby19 /usr/local/bin/ruby &&
+      sudo ln -fs /usr/local/bin/irb19 /usr/local/bin/irb &&
+      sudo ln -fs /usr/local/bin/gem19 /usr/local/bin/gem'
+
+Then I get:
+
+      ~$ ruby-switch-18 && ruby --version 
+      ruby 1.8.7 (2009-01-28 patchlevel 99) [i686-darwin9.6.0]
+      ~$ ruby-switch-19 && ruby --version
+      ruby 1.9.1p0 (2009-01-30 revision 21907) [i386-darwin9.6.0]

data/Rakefile

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+require 'rubygems'
+require 'rake/gempackagetask'
+require 'spec'
+require 'spec/rake/spectask'
+
+WINDOWS = (PLATFORM =~ /win32|cygwin/ ? true : false) rescue false
+SUDO = WINDOWS ? '' : 'sudo'
+
+task :default => :install
+
+desc "Install the gem locally"
+task :install => :package do 
+  sh "#{SUDO} gem install pkg/#{SPEC.name}-#{SPEC.version}.gem --local"
+  sh "rm -rf pkg/#{SPEC.name}-#{SPEC.version}" unless ENV['KEEP_FILES']
+end
+
+load 'gem-sane-binary.gemspec'
+Rake::GemPackageTask.new(SPEC) do |pkg|
+  pkg.gem_spec = SPEC
+  pkg.need_zip = true
+  pkg.need_tar = true
+end

data/lib/rubygems_plugin.rb

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+require 'rubygems/installer'
+
+class Gem::Installer
+  def shebang(bin_file_name)
+    if @env_shebang then
+      "#!/usr/bin/env " + Gem::ConfigMap[:ruby_install_name]
+    else
+      path = File.join @gem_dir, @spec.bindir, bin_file_name
+
+      ruby_bin_file = File.join(File.dirname(Gem.ruby), 'ruby')
+      unless File.symlink?(ruby_bin_file)
+        ruby_bin_file = Gem.ruby
+      end
+
+      File.open(path, "rb") do |file|
+        first_line = file.gets
+        if first_line =~ /^#!/ then
+          # Preserve extra words on shebang line, like "-w".  Thanks RPA.
+          shebang = first_line.sub(/\A\#!.*?ruby\S*/, "#!#{ruby_bin_file}")
+        else
+          # Create a plain shebang line.
+          shebang = "#!#{ruby_bin_file}"
+        end
+
+        shebang.strip # Avoid nasty ^M issues.
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: gem-sane-binary
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: 0.1.0
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Loren Segal
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2009-06-14 00:00:00 -04:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: 
+email: lsegal@soen.ca
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/rubygems_plugin.rb
+- README.md
+- Rakefile
+has_rdoc: false
+homepage: http://gnuu.org
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: gem-sane-binary
+rubygems_version: 1.3.4
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: RubyGems plugin to allow gem install to generate binaries that work for both Ruby 1.8 and 1.9
+test_files: []
+