Comments on: Installing the memcached Ruby Gem on Solaris http://blogs.everycity.co.uk/alasdair/2010/03/installing-the-memcached-ruby-gem-on-solaris/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:44:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ben Summers http://blogs.everycity.co.uk/alasdair/2010/03/installing-the-memcached-ruby-gem-on-solaris/#comment-217 Ben Summers Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:00:43 +0000 http://blogs.everycity.co.uk/alasdair/?p=243#comment-217 You can't use native extensions, even if they were supported it'd break the real multi-threading. But all the important ones have java versions instead, eg Mongrel. isitjruby.com used to have some compatibility info, but it looks like it's down or it's been taken off air, given the Joyent holding page. It's unlikely to be as much of a problem as you might think, though. You can’t use native extensions, even if they were supported it’d break the real multi-threading. But all the important ones have java versions instead, eg Mongrel.

isitjruby.com used to have some compatibility info, but it looks like it’s down or it’s been taken off air, given the Joyent holding page.

It’s unlikely to be as much of a problem as you might think, though.

]]> By: Alasdair http://blogs.everycity.co.uk/alasdair/2010/03/installing-the-memcached-ruby-gem-on-solaris/#comment-216 Alasdair Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:54:14 +0000 http://blogs.everycity.co.uk/alasdair/?p=243#comment-216 How do gems with native extensions work with JRuby? Do you have to avoid using them? How do gems with native extensions work with JRuby? Do you have to avoid using them?

]]> By: Ben Summers http://blogs.everycity.co.uk/alasdair/2010/03/installing-the-memcached-ruby-gem-on-solaris/#comment-215 Ben Summers Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:31:25 +0000 http://blogs.everycity.co.uk/alasdair/?p=243#comment-215 Ah, the joys of compiling software on Solaris. One of the beauties of using JRuby rather than the standard Ruby is that you don't have to worry about this sort of thing. Just find the Java library that you want, and use it from your Ruby code. In most cases, the Java library is higher quality and much faster. Of course, doing this isn't so easy when you're hosting software which already exists. :-( Ah, the joys of compiling software on Solaris.

One of the beauties of using JRuby rather than the standard Ruby is that you don’t have to worry about this sort of thing. Just find the Java library that you want, and use it from your Ruby code. In most cases, the Java library is higher quality and much faster.

Of course, doing this isn’t so easy when you’re hosting software which already exists. :-(

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