Hi Helmut, * Helmut Grohne <hel...@subdivi.de> [180722 13:55]: > ruby2.5 fails to cross build from source, because it fails passing > --host to ./configure. The simple solution to this problem is deferring > the task to dh_auto_configure. After doing so, one needs to pass > --libdir, because ruby uses a very non-standard approach to multiarch. > For performing an actual cross build, you also need --with-baseruby. > Please consider applying the attached patch.
So I wanted to apply this, but it appears that non-cross builds now also need --with-baseruby, and that's not good - we don't want a cyclic (build-)depedency. Maybe you can have another look at the patch? I realise the reply to this bug comes somewhat late. Thanks, Chris
