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authorDavid Bremner <david@tethera.net>2015-06-01 09:08:59 +0200
committerDavid Bremner <david@tethera.net>2015-06-12 09:12:28 +0200
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build: integrate building ruby bindings into notmuch build process
Because ruby generates a Makefile, we have to use recursive make. Because mkmf.rb hardcodes the name Makefile, put our Makefile{.local} in the parent directory.
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+To build the the notmuch ruby extension, run the following commands
+from the *top level* notmuch source directory:
+
+% ./configure
+% make ruby-bindings
+
+The generic documentation about building notmuch also applies.