Hi, I'm surprized to get your answer so soon. ;-)
From: Cyril Brulebois Subject: Re: Bug#454622: libgv-ruby: in `require': no such file to load -- gv (LoadError) Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:26:35 +0100 > > I find that the so file is installed in /usr/lib/graphviz/ruby, which > > is not the default library search path for Ruby, and that the file is > > not named as gv.so, which is checked by Ruby when users wrote "require > > 'gv'": > > Did you also check “man gv_ruby”? The needed tweak (at the moment) is > documented there. Oops, sorry, I didn't check... Now I know what is necessary for me to use the bindings. Thank you! > > So, I think you should install /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/gv.so, which is a > > symlink to this file. You did the job at least for lua ;-) > > As far as I remember, I prepared some of the 2.12-* uploads during > DebConf'07, and a ruby policy was pending. That's why I didn't apply any > modification to the ruby package until now. I've got to check whether > such a policy is available now… I hope the tweak mentioned in gv_ruby.3 > will suit your needs until I do what's needed. Hmm..., I find some discussions here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-ruby/2007/10/threads.html#00009 However, I cannot find decisions unfortunately... > I'll probably include further bindings modifications into the 2.16-* > uploads to experimental (2.16-2 is there already). I've got some C++ > linking errors to solve at the same time. Also, Ruby 1.9 will be released on this year's Christmas and Graphviz will have to support it. (Is it necessary for me to report this issue separately as a reminder?) > > (SWIG just provides low-level interface with script languages. > > Ideally, a higher-level interface should be built on this interface > > and that interface should be shipped as /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/gv.rb > > instead of /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/gv.so. However, such a interface does > > not seem to be available for Graphviz so far...) > > Feel free to send patches upstream, they love including them. ;-) Thank you. I'll try when I have time. ;-) Best wishes, -nori -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
