6.17. Using Ruby

6.17. Using Ruby
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Table 6.21. Useful Variables for Ports That Use Ruby

Variable	Description
`USE_RUBY`	The port requires Ruby.
`USE_RUBY_EXTCONF`	The port uses `extconf.rb` to configure.
`USE_RUBY_SETUP`	The port uses `setup.rb` to configure.
`RUBY_SETUP`	Set to the alternative name of `setup.rb`. Common value is `install.rb`.

The following table shows the selected variables available to port authors via the ports infrastructure. These variables should be used to install files into their proper locations. Use them in pkg-plist as much as possible. These variables should not be redefined in the port.

Table 6.22. Selected Read-Only Variables for Ports That Use Ruby

Variable	Description	Example value
`RUBY_PKGNAMEPREFIX`	Used as a `PKGNAMEPREFIX` to distinguish packages for different Ruby versions.	`ruby18-`
`RUBY_VERSION`	Full version of Ruby in the form of `x.y.z`.	`1.8.2`
`RUBY_SITELIBDIR`	Architecture independent libraries installation path.	`/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8`
`RUBY_SITEARCHLIBDIR`	Architecture dependent libraries installation path.	`/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/amd64-freebsd6`
`RUBY_MODDOCDIR`	Module documentation installation path.	`/usr/local/share/doc/ruby18/patsy`
`RUBY_MODEXAMPLESDIR`	Module examples installation path.	`/usr/local/share/examples/ruby18/patsy`

A complete list of available variables can be found in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.ruby.mk.

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