On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Martin Hawkins <martin.hawkins@gmail.com> wrote:
In rb_main.rb
$:.unshift File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'Vendor/uuid-2.3.1/lib')
$:.unshift File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'Vendor/macaddr-1.0.0/
lib')
require 'macaddr'
require 'uuid'
However, when I try to require 'macaddr' or 'uuid' from another class
definition file, I get 'no such file to load'.
Two things:
-- You should only have to require these files once, unless you expect the other class definitions to be used independently of your main project. Putting these in rb_main.rb is typically a good idea.
-- This might be obvious, but just in case: the "File.join(File.dirname..." patern will only work in rb_main.rb or any other file in the same directory. If you've put your class definition files in lib/ then you'll need to change the relative path.
1. What is the *proper* way of incorporating gems into a MacRuby
project using XCode to build and run; and
Typically, when you unpack a gem it will have a structure like:
/foo_gem-1.0/lib
/foo_gem-1.0/lib/foo_gem.rb
/foo_gem-1.0/lib/foo_gem/library_files.rb
In other words, usually the "lib" directory is already partitioned by gem name inside the gem. So, what I do is to just collect all the contents of the "lib" directories for all the gems and put them together (either directly in my own lib/ or in vendor/lib/). There's no reason for the extra directories...just adds complexity.
2. All I want to do is sign records for later comparison. Can anybody
suggest an alternative method, other than using UUID?
> macirb
irb(main):001:0> framework 'Foundation'
=> true
irb(main):002:0> cfuuid = CFUUIDCreate(nil)
=> #<__NSCFType:0x200f6dd60>
irb(main):003:0> id = CFUUIDCreateString(nil, cfuuid)
=> "689369A5-5CCD-41D0-BF83-1759BFD4F3EA"
irb(main):004:0> CFRelease(cfuuid)
=> nil