suketa
Streamlined installation
Hello, and thanks for this implementation.
Are there any plans to make the installation process more standard and streamlined?
I imagine the sqlite3 gem is a good baseline example, with it I just need to ensure I have the sqlite3 OS package (apt install sqlite / apk add sqlite3) and then just do a regular gem install sqlite3.
Manually downloading external C++ header files, placing them in a particular location, and messing around with ldconfig is not ideal...
@DannyBen Sorry, but I'm not a duckdb creator nor OS packages maintainer. I don't have any plans about it. You should ask duckdb creator or OS packages maintainer.
I hope OS package maintainer or duckdb creator will provide duckdb package in near future. (lib-duckdb-dev, etc)
Just to chime in here. I think it would be possible to compile duckdb at gem install time, similar to sqlite. This file is the entrypoint to their install.
https://github.com/sparklemotion/sqlite3-ruby/blob/master/ext/sqlite3/extconf.rb
All that said, I would not prioritize easy install at this point. DuckDB is still early in itself, would at least wait until it's 1.0, to avoid breaking changes in the install flow.
Second, I this ruby binding is still fairly early days too, I think time is much better spent on functionality. If enough people start using this gem, eventually someone will contribute an upgraded install process. Also, such a simplified flow would require a more advanced test setup, where Github Actions would run compile tests on different architecture and for different versions of DuckDB. A lot of work to setup, not worth it at this point.
Lastly, thanks for an awesome gem! 🏅 Discovered it recently, haven't tried yet, but I will soon!
@suketa Thanks for a great gem!
Would you be open to some sponsorship for making more improvements to this gem? For example $200 a month for 6 months, as a starter.
Overall I think this gem is in a fairly good state, but there may be a few areas where it can get even better. You probably have some ideas on your own, and if you are open to sponsorship, I can also share some ideas to hear our thoughts about it.
@sandstrom Thank you for your suggestion. I started github sponsors. I can't promise anything and I don't have enough time to improve this gem. But I will keep maintain this gem and make more improvements to this gem.
@suketa Sounds great!
I've added $100 sponsorship. Obviously I realize you have job and other things to do, but hopefully this can help a bit towards maintaining and improving this gem.
Two small ideas:
- Disable the 'projects' tab if it isn't used
- Enable the discussions tab, to get fewer questions under issues
@suketa Just wanted to let you know we've increased the sponsorship to $150 a month.
Also, just a small suggestion.
I'd disable the 'projects' tab if it isn't used, and enable the discussions tab (to get fewer questions under issues).