--- extconf.rb.old	2007-12-07 18:48:13.000000000 -0500
+++ extconf.rb	2007-12-07 18:48:25.000000000 -0500
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'mkmf'
+dir_config("oniguruma")
 have_library("onig")
 $CFLAGS='-Wall'
 create_makefile( "oregexp" )


This lets me do:

  sudo gem install oniguruma -- --with--oniguruma--dir=/opt/local

and let it find the oniguruma includes and libs I installed with MacPorts into /opt/local on OSX

Date: 2008-12-22 21:20
Sender: Mark Carey

Is there a reason this patch hasn't been commited?

Date: 2008-03-29 11:12
Sender: Graeme Mathieson

I've just prepared the very same patch ready to submit.  Oh well,
I should have looked here first. :-)