Re: Mongrel for 1.9, for real?

[Evan Weaver <evan-72XWLPH10WVXUHR/Jj/Uug@public.gmane.org>]

Ugh, sorry. Mongrel is not dead, but rather severely neglected by me.

We still use it at Twitter, for what it's worth. I will gather up the
1.9 bits I have and send you the details.

What cross-compilation strategy did you want to use for MinGW?

Evan

On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Luis Lavena<luislavena-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Hey Guys,
>
> Heads up on this...
>
> I want to pursue release an updated Mongrel gem that can compile and
> run under Windows Ruby 1.8 and 1.9
>
> This is due the preview1 versions of the installer just released:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/c38255aacd68d6dc
>
> For that purpose, 1.1.5 needs to be updated:
>
> - consider MinGW as valid platform (it doesn't)
> - change RSTRING macros
>
> Now, I've struggled all day trying to figure out from where I should
> get all the pieces to move forward, all without success.
>
> Patched several Rakefiles to get extensions build, but tests fails.
> Patched extension to get Ruby 1.9, and tests stall.
>
> Cannot release a Gem for Windows since Echoe hook itself and don't let
> rake-compiler tasks run well.
>
> So: Should I consider Mongrel (and fauna/mongrel) repository dead and
> move forward?
>
> Mongrel is still being actively used by MANY users, even some moved to
> Passenger, or Thin, Mongrel is still an excellent option.
>
> I just want the "team" answer so I decide to invest time on getting
> that fixed or invest time on getting "another project inspired by
> Mongrel" build properly on Windows.
>
> Please let me know as soon as possible in your agenda, since I'm
> expecting lot of reports of failures when using the preview1
> installers.
>
> Thanks in advance for the feedback and your time.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Luis Lavena
> AREA 17
> -
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> but rather when there is nothing more to take away.
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Evan Weaver