Install kernel extensions when prims are loaded

[johnnyt]

Closes #327

This is a quick fix.

Next - it will be nice to continue with PR #195

[Monty]

The primary reason I didn't default to the changes in RVM that @mpapis proposed in #195 is that we didn't have a way to exhaustively test it on all platform variations and I didn't want to open a potential can of worms.

The simple shell script installer was tested exhaustively and used successfully by people around the world. At least on GS/S and on Maglev 1.8. It seems we frequently had glitches in RVM on some platforms and fixing them without @mpapis was never easy.

Noneltheless, I liked the #195 proposals.

[mpapis]

@Monty maybe then do a migration, merge the new script and ask users to test it (a bonus point it does not require ruby), but also keep the old script so in case of problems with the new script you can ask users to fallback to the ./install-old.sh/./update-old.sh...

that said - I spent already over a week on rewriting the installation script, it would be a shame to waste that effort ... also I offer my time on fixing maglev installation issues on the new script (as long as someone can support me with topaz/gemstone issues - which is required to finish the new script).

[rjsargent]

Michal,

We should be able to give you the help you need on Topaz and GemStone
issues. In general, ask on the mailing list. If you cannot get an answer
there, ask me directly and I will relay it to the experts. I cannot
guarantee timeliness in the answers, but we should be able to get you any
help you need.

Thanks,
Richard Sargent
richard.sargent@gemtalksystems.com

On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 8:42 AM, Michal Papis notifications@github.comwrote:

@Monty https://github.com/Monty maybe then do a migration, merge the
new script and ask users to test it (a bonus point it does not require
ruby), but also keep the old script so in case of problems with the new
script you can ask users to fallback to the ./install-old.sh/
./update-old.sh...

that said - I spent already over a week on rewriting the installation
script, it would be a shame to waste that effort ... also I offer my time
on fixing maglev installation issues on the new script (as long as
someone can support me with topaz/gemstone issues - which is required to
finish the new script).

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[Monty]

As I said, I think using @mpapis scripts would be great. It looks like between @johnnyt and @rjsargeant we could finally make progress. Keeping the old scripts around would allay any of my concerns.