Never use iconv

[sorah]

iconv is obsolete in 1.9.3+ (trunk), so I removed iconv when using 1.9+

% ruby -riconv -e0 iconv will be deprecated in the future, use String#encode instead. 

tests are passed.

[tenderlove]

+1, this should be applied.

[kristianmandrup]

How do I install the 1.5.0 version or any version patched to remove iconv for ruby 1.9.3+ ;) I tried the following with no success...

Gemfile
gem 'json', :git => 'https://github.com/flori/json.git'

$ bundle install && bundle update

$ gem install flori-json --source http://gems.github.com

$ gem install json -v 1.5.0

[kristianmandrup]

$ bundle update json
Fetching git://github.com/flori/json.git
Fetching source index for http://rubygems.org/
Could not find gem 'json (>= 0, runtime)' in git://github.com/flori/json.git (at master).
Source does not contain any versions of 'json (>= 0, runtime)'

[sorah]

Because it doesn't merged now...

use an branch never_use_iconv on https://github.com/sorah/json.git .

Author doesn't reply about a month...

HINT: ruby-head merged my patch.

[kristianmandrup]

oh, so if I get the latest 1.9.3-head it should work?

Gemfile
gem 'json', :branch => 'never_use_iconv', :git => 'https://github.com/sorah/json.git'

$ bundle install && bundle update

Updating https://github.com/sorah/json.git
Fetching source index for http://rubygems.org/
Could not find gem 'json (>= 0, runtime)' in https://github.com/sorah/json.git (at never_use_iconv).
Source does not contain any versions of 'json (>= 0, runtime)'

Damn! Is it coz I'm using https protocol or what!?

[sorah]

try git://github.com/sorah/json

[kristianmandrup]

Same error... :( I think the problem might be, that the .gemspec file is not pushed to github?

Could not find gem 'json (>= 0, runtime)' in git://github.com/sorah/json (at never_use_iconv).
Source does not contain any versions of 'json (>= 0, runtime)'

[sorah]

I think doesn't pushed.
Please fork and rake .gemspec and push, then use at bundler.

[kristianmandrup]

So I forked, checked out the never_use_iconv branch. Then tried running rake...

WARNING: rake-compiler is not installed. You will not be able to build the json gem until you install it.

First need to install rake-compiler: $ gem install rake-compiler
$ rake
rake-compiler must be configured first to enable cross-compilation

Then I have to configure it for cross compilation.
$ rake-compiler cross-ruby

No MinGW tools or unknown setup platform?

So I have to install MinGW I guess?

http://rake-compiler.rubyforge.org/

Besides having the development tool chain installed (GCC), you should install also mingw32 cross compilation package.

Installation depends will depend on your operating system/distribution. On Ubuntu and Debian machines, a simple apt-get install mingw32 will be enough.

On OSX, mingw32 is available via MacPorts: port install i386-mingw32-gcc (ensure you update your ports tree before hand as mingw32 has been been broken).

Hmm, except I am normally using homebrew. So I try this:

http://crossgcc.rts-software.org/doku.php

There is an installer for Mac OS X Intell

http://crossgcc.rts-software.org/download/MinGW%204.3.0%20for%20Mac%20OS%20X%20(Intel).pkg.tar.bz2

Not so easy... Now I installed MingW 4.3 - smooth sailing from here???

[flori]

should be in the trunk version now

[sorah]

A Committer commited this patch early because you doesn't reply for long time.