
Base Reference GNU/Linux Build Sequence
Source code is available here.
To compile and install, run these commands:
cd /sources/ &&
tar -xzf ruby-1.8.7-p248.tar.gz &&
cd ruby-1.8.7-p248 &&
./configure &&
make &&
make install |
The output should look something like this:
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc -s accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc -s option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -s -E
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /bin/grep
checking for egrep... /bin/grep -E
checking whether gcc -s needs -traditional... no
checking whether the linker is GNU ld... yes
checking whether gcc -s -E accepts -o... yes
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installing binary commands
installing command scripts
installing library scripts
installing headers
installing manpages
installing extension objects
installing extension scripts
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