Feature #6522: Migrate extconf.rb documentation from README.EXT to MakeMakefile

• Status: Closed
• Assignee: drbrain (Eric Hodel)
• Target version: 2.0.0

[zzak (zzak _)]

I've added a patch to move any missing bits from README.EXT Appendix C to MakeMakefile, in exchange for "See MakeMakefile for functions that are available to extconf.rb".

[drbrain (Eric Hodel)]

I don't think the call-seq changes to lib/mkmf.rb are necessary. In some cases they don't match up with the method definitions. Can you remove them?

I think Appendix C. can be removed entirely and and after the extconf.rb method list in "(4) prepare extconf.rb" something like "See MakeMakefile for full documentation of these functions." can be added.

[zzak (zzak _)]

• File 0002-Migrate-extconf.rb-documentation-from-README.EXT-to-MakeMakefile.patch 0002-Migrate-extconf.rb-documentation-from-README.EXT-to-MakeMakefile.patch added

Hi Eric,

I've updated a new patch with your requested changes, also fixed up the method definitions in "(4) prepare extconf.rb" where applicable.

[drbrain (Eric Hodel)]

I think this is good.

Nobu, do you have any comments?

[drbrain (Eric Hodel)]

• Status changed from Open to Closed
• % Done changed from 0 to 100

This issue was solved with changeset r35977.
Zachary, thank you for reporting this issue.
Your contribution to Ruby is greatly appreciated.
May Ruby be with you.

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• README.EXT (prepare extconf.rb): Added note to see MakeMakefile for
  documentation of extconf.rb functions. Patch by Zachary Scott.
  [ruby-trunk - Feature #6522]
• README.EXT (Appendix C): Removed in favor of MakeMakefile.
  Patch by Zachary Scott.
• lib/mkmf.rb: Merged documentation from README.EXT Appendix C. Patch
  by Zachary Scott.