[Solved] Problem using kdebindings for ruby

Question

As a weekend project I was going to look into using ruby as language for developing KDE plasma widgets.
I have kdebindings-ruby 4.6.0-1 along with the required kdebindings-smoke 4.6.0-1.
When trying:
require "plasma_applet"
I get the error:
LoadError: libsmokebase.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory - /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/x86_64-linux/plasma_applet.so
However when checking the directory
/usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/x86_64-linux/
32K plasma_applet.so
shows up clear as day.
So what gives? I haved tried to find an answer here on the forums and on google but perhaps my google foo is too weak.
Thanks
Edit: With some more google foo I found this: https://github.com/pcapriotti/kaya/issu … ed#issue/3
Where this statement is made:
Kdebindings-smoke does not provide anymore libsmokebase.so.3, either in chakra-Linux or Arch Linux, was available in kde 4.5.5 but no in 4.6.0
Does this need to be submitted as a bug?
Last edited by ilpianista (2011-02-25 13:22:49)

Answer 1

Hi, i know this is solved but i have similar problem with kdebindings-qtruby 4.7.0-1
i start irb. and when i type require "Qt"
irb(main):003:0> require "Qt"
LoadError: libsmokebase.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory - /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/x86_64-linux/qtruby4.so
from <internal:lib/rubygems/custom_require>:29:in `require'
from <internal:lib/rubygems/custom_require>:29:in `require'
from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/Qt.rb:1:in `<top (required)>'
from <internal:lib/rubygems/custom_require>:29:in `require'
from <internal:lib/rubygems/custom_require>:29:in `require'
from (irb):3
from /usr/bin/irb:12:in `<main>'
same when i try require "qtruby4" or somethink like this.
but file /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/x86_64-linux/qtruby4.so exist