[Xapian-discuss] require '_xapian' failed

[Olly Betts]

On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 01:15:27PM +0000, James Aylett wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 09:08:18PM +0800, CraX SUN wrote:
> 
> > Final install step is just typing: sudo make install, and every thing  
> > seems fine.
> > 
> > I have tested xapian ruby binding on linux, all works fine, so i
> > think maybe there is something wrong with _xapian.so
> 
> Actually, on MacOS X it'll be called _xapian.dylib

My understanding is that on OS X, ".dylib" is a "shared library" while
".so" or ".bundle" is a "module" (I don't really know why Apple felt
the need to make this distinction).

Anyway, the module here shouldn't be called _xapian.dylib.

Cheers,
    Olly