Possible fixed location for static linked files?

[fudanchii]

Is it possible to have fixed location for external static linked file? I tried to integrate go-mruby within my irc bot framework here https://github.com/fudanchii/sifr/compare/mruby-support?expand=1

but when I run go build it looks like Go looking for the .a files at my project's root directory instead of go-mruby's

adie@millefeuille:sifr $ go build
# github.com/fudanchii/sifr
gcc: error: libmruby.a: No such file or directory
gcc: error: libcrypto.a: No such file or directory
/usr/lib/go/pkg/tool/linux_386/8l: running gcc failed: unsuccessful exit status 0x100
adie@millefeuille:sifr $

It works okay after I copied both libcrypto.a and libmruby.a manually. (using iij/mruby here since it's already embedded with some useful gems by default). But it will surely cumbersome to always manually copy both of the files in case I work with multiple projects

Maybe we can set a fixed path somewhere and let Go tools or Make copy those files there?

[mitchellh]

If you run make, it will build mruby and put it there. The readme says this. go build by itself won't work until you setup libmruby.a

[fudanchii]

I've setup libmruby.a, from within go-mruby folder, with make, but the readme doesn't indicate anything about how I can integrate go-mruby with any existing project.

I think the readme could be more verbose about this, in my case, if I don't want to manually copy the *.a files, I should call make -f ~/go/src/github.com/mitchellh/go-mruby/Makefile from within my project folder instead, before proceed to the usual go build.

Is go-mruby source file is intended to be embedded in another project source folder? the readme doesn't say anything about this, but the make command indicates so.

Thanks

[mitchellh]

Yes it is, you just need to put libmruby.a in the source folder, then go get works.

[defp]

my os is mac os , put libmruby.a which folder ?

[fudanchii]

Both in go-mruby source folder and in your project's source folder if you're planning to link go-mruby in your project.

On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 6:25 PM, lidashuang notifications@github.comwrote:

my os is mac os , put libmruby.a which folder ?

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/mitchellh/go-mruby/issues/2#issuecomment-40193842 .

regards,

Nurahmadie

[defp]

@fudanchii It works! thanks

[mitchellh]

Yep, the best place is your own projects folder because then you can customize the gems and such.