Streamlined installation

[DannyBen]

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...

[suketa]

@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)

[sandstrom]

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!

[sandstrom]

@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.

[suketa]

@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.

[sandstrom]

@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]

related issue #561, duckdb/duckdb#9475

[sandstrom]

@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).