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@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ By default mrbgems is currently deactivated. As long as mrbgems is deactivated
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there is no overhead inside of the mruby interpreter.
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To activate you have to make the following changes:
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* set *ENABLE_GEMS* to *true* in *$(MRUBY_ROOT)/Makefile*
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* define *ENABLE_GEMS* in *$(MRUBY_ROOT)/include/mrbconf.h*
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* set ```ENABLE_GEMS``` to ```true``` in *$(MRUBY_ROOT)/Makefile*
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* comment out ```DISABLE_GEMS``` in *$(MRUBY_ROOT)/include/mrbconf.h*
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* activate GEMs in *$(MRUBY_ROOT)/mrbgems/GEMS.active*
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Every activated GEM has to be listed with his absolute path in *GEMS.active*. It
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is possible to point to an alternative activate file:
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* set *ACTIVE_GEMS* to your customized GEM list in *$(MRUBY_ROOT)/Makefile*
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Every activated GEM has to be listed in *GEMS.active*. You have to point to
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the GEM directory absolute or relative (based on *mrbgems/g*). It is possible
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to point to an alternative activate file:
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* set ```ACTIVE_GEMS``` to your customized GEM list in *$(MRUBY_ROOT)/Makefile*
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## GEM Structure
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@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ The maximal GEM structure looks like this:
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```
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+- GEM_NAME <- Name of GEM
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+- include/ <- Header files for C extension
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+- mrblib/ <- Source for Ruby extension
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@@ -37,23 +40,23 @@ The maximal GEM structure looks like this:
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The folder *mrblib* contains pure Ruby files to extend mruby. The folder *src*
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contains C files to extend mruby. The folder *test* contains pure Ruby files
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for testing purposes which will be used by *mrbtest*. The *Makefile* contains
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rules to build a *gem.a* file inside of the GEM directory. Which will be used
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for integration into the normal mruby build process. *README.md* is a short
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description of your GEM.
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for testing purposes which will be used by ```mrbtest```. The *Makefile* contains
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rules to build a *mrb-GEMNAME-gem.a* file inside of the GEM directory. Which
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will be used for integration into the normal mruby build process. *README.md*
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is a short description of your GEM.
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## Build process
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mrbgems will call *make* to build and *make clean* to clean your GEM. You
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mrbgems will call ```make``` to build and *make clean* to clean your GEM. You
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have to build a *mrb-GEMNAME-gem.a* file during this build process. How you
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are going to do this is up to you.
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To make your build process more easier and more standardized we suggest
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to include *mrbgems/Makefile4gem* which defines some helper rules. In
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case you include this Makefile you have to define specific pre-defined
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rules like *gem-all* for the build process and *gem-clean* for the clean
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process. There are additional helper rules for specific GEM examples
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below.
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rules like ```gem-all``` for the build process and ```gem-clean``` for
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the clean process. There are additional helper rules for specific GEM
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examples below.
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## C Extension
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@@ -61,16 +64,16 @@ mruby can be extended with C. It is possible by using the C API to
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integrate C libraries into mruby.
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The *Makefile* is used for building a C extension. You should
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define *GEM* (GEM name), *GEM_C_FILES* (all C files) and
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*GEM_OBJECTS* (all Object files). Pay also attention that your
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define ```GEM``` (GEM name), ```GEM_C_FILES``` (all C files) and
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```GEM_OBJECTS``` (all Object files). Pay also attention that your
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*Makefile* has to build the object files. You can use
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*gem-c-files* to build a *mrb-GEMNAME-gem.a* out of your
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Object code and use *gem-clean-c-files* to clean the object files.
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```gem-c-files``` to build a *mrb-GEMNAME-gem.a* out of your
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Object code and use ```gem-clean-c-files``` to clean the object files.
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### Pre-Conditions
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mrbgems expects that you have implemented a C method called
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*mrb_YOURGEMNAME_gem_init(mrb_state)*. YOURGEMNAME will be replaced
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```mrb_YOURGEMNAME_gem_init(mrb_state)```. ```YOURGEMNAME``` will be replaced
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by the name of you GEM. The directory name of your GEM is considered also
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as the name! If you call your GEM directory *c_extension_example*, your
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initialisation method could look like this:
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@@ -111,15 +114,15 @@ classes or add new ones in this way. Put all Ruby files into the *mrblib*
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folder.
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The *Makefile* is used for building a Ruby extension. You should define
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*GEM* (GEM name) and *GEM_RB_FILES* (all Ruby files). You can use
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*gem-rb-files* to build a *mrb-GEMNAME-gem.a* out of your Ruby code and use
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*gem-clean-rb-files* to clean the generated C files.
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```GEM``` (GEM name) and *GEM_RB_FILES* (all Ruby files). You can use
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```gem-rb-files``` to build a *mrb-GEMNAME-gem.a* out of your Ruby code and use
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```gem-clean-rb-files``` to clean the generated C files.
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### Pre-Conditions
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mrbgems will automatically call the *gem-all* make target of your GEM.
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mrbgems will automatically call the ```gem-all``` make target of your GEM.
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mrbgems will also use the *gem-clean* make target to clean up your GEM. Implement
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mrbgems will also use the ```gem-clean``` make target to clean up your GEM. Implement
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this target with the necessary rules!
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### Example
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@@ -147,11 +150,11 @@ override existing classes or add new ones in this way. Put all Ruby files
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into the *mrblib* folder and all C files into the *src* folder.
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The *Makefile* is used for building a C and Ruby extension. You should
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define *GEM* (GEM name), *GEM_C_FILES* (all C files), *GEM_OBJECTS*
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(all Object files) and *GEM_RB_FILES* (all Ruby files). You can use
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*gem-c-and-rb-files* to build a *mrb-GEMNAME-gem.a* out of your Object
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and Ruby code. Use *gem-clean-c-and-rb-files* to clean the generated
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C files.
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define ```GEM``` (GEM name), ```GEM_C_FILES``` (all C files),
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```GEM_OBJECTS``` (all Object files) and ```GEM_RB_FILES``` (all Ruby
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files). You can use ```gem-c-and-rb-files``` to build a
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*mrb-GEMNAME-gem.a* out of your Object and Ruby code. Use
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```gem-clean-c-and-rb-files``` to clean the generated C files.
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### Pre-Conditions
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