Rake::ExtensionCompiler

HACK: Lousy API design, sue me. At least works ;-)

Define a series of helpers to aid in search and usage of MinGW (GCC) Compiler by gem developer/creators.

Public Class Methods

mingw_gcc_executable() click to toggle source

return the first compiler found that includes both mingw and gcc conditions (this assumes you have one installed)

# File lib/rake/extensioncompiler.rb, line 35
def self.mingw_gcc_executable
  return @mingw_gcc_executable if @mingw_gcc_executable

  # grab the paths defined in the environment
  paths = ENV['PATH'].split(File::PATH_SEPARATOR)

  # the pattern to look into (captures *nix and windows executables)
  pattern = "{mingw32-,i?86*mingw*}gcc{,.*}"

  @mingw_gcc_executable = paths.find do |path|
    # cleanup paths before globbing
    gcc = Dir.glob("#{File.expand_path(path)}/#{pattern}").first
    break gcc if gcc
  end

  @mingw_gcc_executable
end
mingw_host() click to toggle source

return the host portion from the installed MinGW

# File lib/rake/extensioncompiler.rb, line 13
def self.mingw_host
  return @mingw_host if @mingw_host

  # the mingw_gcc_executable is helpful here
  if target = mingw_gcc_executable then
    # we only care for the filename
    target = File.basename(target)

    # now strip the extension (if present)
    target.sub!(File.extname(target), '')

    # get rid of '-gcc' portion too ;-)
    target.sub!('-gcc', '')
  end

  raise "No MinGW tools or unknown setup platform?" unless target

  @mingw_host = target
end

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