devel/ruby-backports - The NetBSD Packages Collection

Backports of Ruby features for older ruby

= Backports Library

* Yearning to use some of the new cool features in Ruby 2.0.0 while using
  1.8.6?
* One of your client is stuck with Ruby 1.8.6 but you want to use a gem using
  some features of 1.8.7?
* Can't remember if you can use Array#sample or String#each_char on a friend's
  box?

This gem is for you!

The goal of 'backports' is to make it easier to write ruby code that runs
across different versions of Ruby. All you need to bring any version of Ruby
up to today's standards:

  require 'backports'

This will bring in all the features of 1.8.7 (for Ruby 1.8.6) and many
features of Ruby 1.9.1 (for Ruby 1.8.x), Ruby 1.9.2 and Ruby 1.9.3 (for all
earlier versions)!

+Note+: Although I am a Ruby committer, this gem is a personal project and is
not endorsed by ruby-core.

Build dependencies

pkgtools/mktools pkgtools/cwrappers

Runtime dependencies

lang/ruby32-base

Binary packages

OSArchitectureVersion
NetBSD 10.0aarch64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0aarch64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0aarch64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0aarch64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0aarch64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0aarch64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0aarch64ebruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0aarch64ebruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0aarch64ebruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0aarch64ebruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv6hfruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv6hfruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv6hfruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv6hfruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv6hfruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv6hfruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv7hfruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv7hfruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv7hfruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv7hfruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv7hfruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0earmv7hfruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0i386ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0i386ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0i386ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0i386ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0powerpcruby30-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0powerpcruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0powerpcruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0vaxruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0x86_64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0x86_64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0_BETAx86_64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 10.0_BETAx86_64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0i386ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0i386ruby30-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0i386ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0i386ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0powerpcruby26-backports-3.23.0.tgz
NetBSD 8.0powerpcruby27-backports-3.23.0.tgz
NetBSD 8.0powerpcruby30-backports-3.23.0.tgz
NetBSD 8.0powerpcruby31-backports-3.23.0.tgz
NetBSD 8.0powerpcruby30-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0powerpcruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0powerpcruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0powerpcruby30-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0powerpcruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0powerpcruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0powerpcruby30-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0powerpcruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0powerpcruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0x86_64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0x86_64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0x86_64ruby30-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0x86_64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0x86_64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0x86_64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 8.0x86_64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0aarch64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0aarch64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0aarch64ruby30-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0aarch64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0aarch64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0aarch64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0aarch64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0alpharuby27-backports-3.24.0.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv6hfruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv6hfruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv6hfruby30-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv6hfruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv6hfruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv6hfruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv6hfruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv7hfruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv7hfruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv7hfruby30-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv7hfruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv7hfruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv7hfruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0earmv7hfruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0i386ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0i386ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0i386ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0i386ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0powerpcruby30-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0powerpcruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0powerpcruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0powerpcruby30-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0powerpcruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0powerpcruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0powerpcruby30-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0powerpcruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0powerpcruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0sparc64ruby27-backports-3.24.0.tgz
NetBSD 9.0sparc64ruby30-backports-3.24.0.tgz
NetBSD 9.0sparc64ruby31-backports-3.24.0.tgz
NetBSD 9.0sparc64ruby32-backports-3.24.0.tgz
NetBSD 9.0x86_64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0x86_64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0x86_64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.0x86_64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.3x86_64ruby30-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.3x86_64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.3x86_64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.3x86_64ruby31-backports-3.24.1.tgz
NetBSD 9.3x86_64ruby32-backports-3.24.1.tgz

Binary packages can be installed with the high-level tool pkgin (which can be installed with pkg_add) or pkg_add(1) (installed by default). The NetBSD packages collection is also designed to permit easy installation from source.

Available build options

(none)

Known vulnerabilities

The pkg_admin audit command locates any installed package which has been mentioned in security advisories as having vulnerabilities.

Please note the vulnerabilities database might not be fully accurate, and not every bug is exploitable with every configuration.


Problem reports, updates or suggestions for this package should be reported with send-pr.