This is a gem containing the Xapian Ruby bindings, together with a build of xapian-core. These are compiled natively on installation and installed in the lib/ directory - the file there is a placeholder, but should reflect the current version.

The process for updating the gem is as follows:

• Update the Rakefile:
  • ver should match the Xapian version
  • sha256 should match the hash for each Xapian archive.
• Clear the lib directory.
• Run rake compile to download the Xapian bindings for the version specified and compiles:
  • lib/xapian.rb Ruby Xapian bindings
  • lib/_xapian.{so,bundle} shared library for the current platform.
• Run rake test to check the Xapian bindings can be loaded in Ruby.
• Update xapian-full.gemspec:
  • s.version should be the Xapian version, followed by the iteration of the gem, e.g. 1.4.11.1
  • s.file will need updating to reflect the new archive file names
  • s.date and s.authors should be updated appropriately
  • s.required_ruby_version may need updating, consult the Xapian release notes for any changes.
• Run gem build xapian-full.gemspec and push to Rubygems.
• Make sure any code using the bindings has been updated to reflect any changes.