ruby: make it possible to specify compiler for C extension #19863
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Previously running
gem install google-protobuf --platform ruby
used the default C compiler specified bymkmf
, which usesRbConfig::MAKEFILE_CONFIG["CC"]
andRbConfig::MAKEFILE_CONFIG["CXX"]
.This commit supports using
CC
,CXX
, andLD
from the environment:Most native gems, such as grpc and nokogiri, allow for this.