yegor256/xcop

Feature. Homebrew installation method

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#53 opened on May 20, 2025

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Description

Hello! For users without Ruby experience, installing a package through gem may not be as easy as it seems. For example. I'm using Fedora 42 and when installing I get an error

 ~ λ gem install xcop     
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR:  Error installing xcop:
	ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

    current directory: /home/aagumin/.local/share/gem/ruby/gems/racc-1.8.1/ext/racc/cparse
/usr/bin/ruby -I/usr/share/rubygems extconf.rb
mkmf.rb can't find header files for ruby at /usr/share/include/ruby.h

You might have to install separate package for the ruby development
environment, ruby-dev or ruby-devel for example.

extconf failed, exit code 1

Gem files will remain installed in /home/aagumin/.local/share/gem/ruby/gems/racc-1.8.1 for inspection.
Results logged to /home/aagumin/.local/share/gem/ruby/extensions/x86_64-linux/3.4.0/racc-1.8.1/gem_make.out

Is it possible to add to dnf or homebrew? xcop

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Research direction
Investigate how to create a Homebrew formula for xcop. Look at existing Homebrew formulas for Ruby gems as templates. Test the formula locally.
Tech stack
ruby
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
Homebrew
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75