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ovanes
Asked: 2010-01-13 15:09:23 +0800 CST

Installing Redmine on an NSlu2-Linux Device (QNAP)

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I would like to run redmine on my NSlu2 NAS Server (QNAP) with an arm processor. I installed ipkg and so on everything runs well.

Trying to install redmine I need to install ruby-on-rails. The problem is that the my repositories install ruby version 1.9.1 which is too new for redmine and is not going to work. Does anyone know how I can downgrade ruby to 1.8.6 or 1.8.7?

Many thanks,
Ovanes

P.S.: I could probably compile the right version, but I don't like this idea. Preferred solution would be either some package I can download or the link to alternative repository.

P.P.S.: getting the pre-release Redmine version 0.9.0 started the db population script, but than it blames that I should install mysql gem. Running 

gem install mysql

As well as other variation when specifying my-sql-config directory does not help I get the error:

# gem install mysql
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR: Error installing mysql:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

/opt/bin/ruby extconf.rb install mysql
checking for mysql_ssl_set()... *** extconf.rb failed ***
Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of
necessary libraries and/or headers. Check the mkmf.log file for more
details. You may need configuration options.

Provided configuration options:
--with-opt-dir
--with-opt-include
--without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include
--with-opt-lib
--without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib
--with-make-prog
--without-make-prog
--srcdir=.
--curdir
--ruby=/opt/bin/ruby
--with-mysql-config
--without-mysql-config
/opt/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:362:in `try_do': The complier failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError)
You have to install development tools first.
from /opt/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:415:in `try_link0'
from /opt/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:419:in `try_link'
from /opt/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:527:in `try_func'
from /opt/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:772:in `block in have_func'
from /opt/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:668:in `block in checking_for'
from /opt/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:274:in `block (2 levels) in postpone'
from /opt/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:248:in `open'
from /opt/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:274:in `block in postpone'
from /opt/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:248:in `open'
from /opt/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:270:in `postpone'
from /opt/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:667:in `checking_for'
from /opt/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:771:in `have_func'
from extconf.rb:50:in `<main>'

Gem files will remain installed in /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/mysql-2.8.1 for inspection.
Results logged to /share/HDA_DATA/.qpkg/Optware/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/mysql-2.8.1/ext/mysql_api/gem_make.out

Any suggestions are highly appreciated. The suggested mkmf.log is empty. I assume that I don't have mysql source installed, but where can I get it as an Optware-Package which plays with mysql version installed.

mysql ruby ruby-on-rails redmine

3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    TOTAL shot in the dark here:

    If you have ruby 1.9.1 installed try installing RVM (http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/) with gem install rvm

    Then you can rvm install ruby-1.8.7 --head and then rvm ruby-1.8.7 to switch to ruby 1.8.7

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  2. Hmm, which device do you have -- an NSLU2 or a QNAP TS series? I don't think the NSLU2 would have the grunt to run a Rails site well, but the QNAP TS-[124]09 would be pretty good.

    I'd replace the stock firmware (regardless of what it is) with Debian (which is reported to run very nicely on the QNAP series) and then use the packages from there. ipkg repos tend to be a bit more exciting and fragmented, and a lot less supported, than Debian, so you'll find it easier to get assistance using them.

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  3. If you have enough disk space available, have you thought about installing debian in a chroot? That way you still would have the original software available but also a complete debian installation.

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