Use rubygems-requirements-system to install system dependencies automatically

[kou]

It's a successor product of native-package-installer.

See also:

• https://github.com/ruby-gnome/rubygems-requirements-system/
• https://github.com/ruby-gnome/native-package-installer

It uses requirements in gemspec instead of installing system dependencies manually that is used approach by
native-package-installer.

It uses opt-in style. So users need to enable it explicitly by gem install rubygems-requirements-system or plugin "rubygems-requirements-system" in Gemfile.

[kojix2]

Hi @kou

Thank you for the pull request.
It might be easier to ask on Element, but since GitHub is more accessible to others, I’ll ask here.

I’m not sure I fully understand the relationship between native-package-installer and rubygems-requirements-system.

Are you planning to replace native-package-installer with rubygems-requirements-system in the future?
Or is rubygems-requirements-system just an alternative for specific use cases?

Would you recommend using rubygems-requirements-system when creating a new gem that depends on system libraries?
Also, do you plan to migrate gems like gtk3 and gtk4 to use rubygems-requirements-system?

[kojix2]

I just found your Japanese blog post about rubygems-requirements-system.
[JA] https://www.clear-code.com/blog/2025/1/17/goodbye-fat-gem-2025.html

[kou]

Are you planning to replace native-package-installer with rubygems-requirements-system in the future? Or is rubygems-requirements-system just an alternative for specific use cases?

The former. rubygems-requirements-system is a successor of native-package-installer.

Would you recommend using rubygems-requirements-system when creating a new gem that depends on system libraries?

Yes.

Also, do you plan to migrate gems like gtk3 and gtk4 to use rubygems-requirements-system?

It's already done: https://github.com/ruby-gnome/ruby-gnome/releases/tag/4.2.9

But they still have configurations for native-package-installer for smooth migration. But I'll remove native-package-installer dependency from them eventually.

[kou]

Could you merge this and release a new version?
We want this change for RedAmber.

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[kojix2]

Thank you.
If you find any problems, please send me another pull request.

[kou]

Sure.