[Git][java-team/jruby][experimental] jirb is no longer part of the default gems

Jérôme Charaoui (@lavamind) gitlab at salsa.debian.org
Fri Aug 28 00:03:19 BST 2026



Jérôme Charaoui pushed to branch experimental at Debian Java Maintainers / jruby


Commits:
ddc9f294 by Jérôme Charaoui at 2026-08-27T19:03:09-04:00
jirb is no longer part of the default gems

- - - - -


5 changed files:

- − debian/jirb.1
- debian/jruby.links
- debian/rules
- debian/tests/control
- − debian/tests/jirb


Changes:

=====================================
debian/jirb.1 deleted
=====================================
@@ -1,506 +0,0 @@
-.TH JIRB1.3 "1" "April 2007"
-.SH NAME
-jirb1.3 \- interactive JRuby
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B jirb
-[\fIoptions\fR]
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.PP
-irb stands for `interactive JRuby'. irb is a tool to execute interactively
-JRuby expressions read from stdin.
-Use of jirb is easy if you know JRuby.  Executing jirb, prompts are
-displayed as follows. Then, enter expression of ruby. Input is
-executed when it is syntacticaly completed.
-
-.nf
-\&    $ jirb1.3
-\&    irb(main):001:0> 1+2
-\&    3
-\&    irb(main):002:0> class Foo
-\&    irb(main):003:1>  def foo
-\&    irb(main):004:2>    print 1
-\&    irb(main):005:2>  end
-\&    irb(main):006:1> end
-\&    nil
-\&    irb(main):007:0>
-.fi
-
-And, Readline extension module can be used with irb. Using Readline
-is the standard default action if Readline is installed.
-.SH OPTIONS
-
-.PP
-
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-f
-suppress read ~/.irbrc
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-m
-bc mode (fraction or matrix are available)
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-d
-set $DEBUG  to true (same as `ruby \-d')
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-r load\-module
-same as `ruby \-r'
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-\-inspect
-uses `inspect' for output (the default except bc mode)
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-\-noinspect
-doesn't uses inspect for output
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-\-readline
-uses Readline extension module
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-\-noreadline
-doesn't use Readline extension module
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-\-prompt prompt\-mode
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-\-prompt\-mode prompt\-mode
-switches prompt mode. Pre\-defined prompt modes are
-`default', `simple', `xmp' and `inf\-ruby'
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-\-inf\-ruby\-mode
-uses prompt appreciate for inf\-ruby\-mode on emacs.
-Suppresses \-\-readline.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-\-simple\-prompt
-simple prompt mode
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-\-noprompt
-no prompt
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-\-tracer
-display trace for each execution of commands.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-\-back\-trace\-limit n
-displays backtrace top n and tail n. The default
-value is 16.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-\-irb_debug n
-sets internal debug level to n (It shouldn't be used)
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-\-v, \-\-version
-prints the version of irb
-.SH CONFIGURATIONS
-
-.PP
-jirb reads `~/.irbrc' when it is invoked. If `~/.irbrc' doesn't exist
-jirb try to read in the order `.irbrc', `irb.rc', `_irbrc' then `$irbrc'.
-The following is alternative to the command line option. To use them
-type as follows in a jirb session.
-
-.nf
-\&    IRB.conf[:IRB_NAME]="irb"
-\&    IRB.conf[:MATH_MODE]=false
-\&    IRB.conf[:USE_TRACER]=false
-\&    IRB.conf[:USE_LOADER]=false
-\&    IRB.conf[:IGNORE_SIGINT]=true
-\&    IRB.conf[:IGNORE_EOF]=false
-\&    IRB.conf[:INSPECT_MODE]=nil
-\&    IRB.conf[:IRB_RC] = nil
-\&    IRB.conf[:BACK_TRACE_LIMIT]=16
-\&    IRB.conf[:USE_LOADER] = false
-\&    IRB.conf[:USE_READLINE] = nil
-\&    IRB.conf[:USE_TRACER] = false
-\&    IRB.conf[:IGNORE_SIGINT] = true
-\&    IRB.conf[:IGNORE_EOF] = false
-\&    IRB.conf[:PROMPT_MODE] = :DEFALUT
-\&    IRB.conf[:PROMPT] = {...}
-\&    IRB.conf[:DEBUG_LEVEL]=0
-\&    IRB.conf[:VERBOSE]=true
-.fi
-.SH Customizing prompt
-
-.PP
-To customize the prompt you set a variable
-
-.nf
-\&    IRB.conf[:PROMPT]
-.fi
-
-For example, describe as follows in `.irbrc'.
-
-.nf
-\&    IRB.conf[:PROMPT][:MY_PROMPT] = { # name of prompt mode
-\&      :PROMPT_I => nil,		  # normal prompt
-\&      :PROMPT_S => nil,		  # prompt for continuated strings
-\&      :PROMPT_C => nil,		  # prompt for continuated statement
-\&      :RETURN => "    ==>%s\\n"	  # format to return value
-\&    }
-.fi
-
-Then, invoke irb with the above prompt mode by
-
-.nf
-\&    $ jirb1.3 \-\-prompt my\-prompt
-.fi
-
-Or add the following in `.irbrc'.
-
-.nf
-\&    IRB.conf[:PROMPT_MODE] = :MY_PROMPT
-.fi
-
-Constants PROMPT_I, PROMPT_S and PROMPT_C specifies the format.
-In the prompt specification, some special strings are available.
-
-.nf
-\&    %N	command name which is running
-\&    %m	to_s of main object (self)
-\&    %M	inspect of main object (self)
-\&    %l	type of string(", ', /, ]), `]' is inner %w[...]
-\&    %NNi	indent level. NN is degits and means as same as printf("%NNd").
-\&          It can be omitted
-\&    %NNn	line number.
-\&    %%    %
-.fi
-For instance, the default prompt mode is defined as follows:
-IRB.conf[:PROMPT_MODE][:DEFAULT] = {
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-PROMPT_I => "%N(%m):%03n:%i> ",
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-PROMPT_S => "%N(%m):%03n:%i%l ",
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-PROMPT_C => "%N(%m):%03n:%i* ",
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-RETURN => "%s\\n"}
-RETURN is used to printf.
-.SH Configuring subirb
-
-.PP
-The command line option or IRB.conf specify the default behavior of
-(sub)irb. On the other hand, each conf of in the next sction `6. Command'
-is used to individually configure (sub)irb.
-If proc is set to IRB.conf[:IRB_RC], its subirb will be invoked after
-execution of that proc under giving the context of irb as its
-argument. By this mechanism each subirb can be configured.
-.SH Command
-
-.PP
-For irb commands, both simple name and `irb_'\-prefixed name are prepared.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-exit, quit, irb_exit
-Quits (sub)irb.
-if you've done cb (see below), exit from the binding mode.
-
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf, irb_context
-Displays current configuration. Modifying the configuration is
-achieved by sending message to `conf'.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.back_trace_limit
-Sets display lines of backtrace as top n and tail n.
-The default value is 16.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.debug_level = N
-Sets debug level of irb.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.ignore_eof = true/false
-Whether ^D (control\-d) will be ignored or not.
-If false is set, ^D means quit.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.ignore_sigint= true/false
-Whether ^C (control\-c) will be ignored or not.
-If false is set, ^D means quit.  If true,
-.nf
-\&    during input:   cancel inputing then return to top level.
-\&    during execute: abondon current execution.
-.fi
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.inf_ruby_mode = true/false
-Whether inf\-ruby\-mode or not. The default value is false.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.inspect_mode = true/false/nil
-Specifies inspect mode.
-true:  display inspect
-false: display to_s
-nil:   inspect mode in non math mode,
-.nf
-\&    non inspect mode in math mode.
-.fi
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.irb_level
-The level of cb.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.math_mode
-Whether bc mode or not.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.use_loader = true/false
-Whether irb's own file reader method is used when load/require or not.
-This mode is globaly affected (irb wide).
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.prompt_c
-prompt for a continuating statement (e.g, immediately after of `if')
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.prompt_i
-standard prompt
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.prompt_s
-prompt for a continuating string
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.rc
-Whether ~/.irbrc is read or not.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.use_prompt = true/false
-Prompting or not.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.use_readline = true/false/nil
-Whether readline is used or not.
-true: uses
-false: doesn't use
-nil: intends to use readline except for inf\-reuby\-mode (default)
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-conf.verbose=T/F
-Whether verbose messages are display or not.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-cb, irb_change_binding [obj]
-Enter new binding which has a distinct scope of local variables.
-If obj is given, obj will be self.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-irb [obj]
-Invoke subirb. If obj is given, obj will be self.
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-jobs, irb_jobs
-List of subirb
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-fg n, irb_fg n
-Switch into specified subirb. The following is candidates of n:
-.nf
-\&    irb number
-\&    thhread
-\&    irb object
-\&    self(obj which is specified of irb obj)
-.fi
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-kill n, irb_kill n
-Kill subirb. The means of n is as same as the case of irb_fg.
-.SH System variable
-
-.PP
-
-.TP
-.fi
-.B
-_
-The latest value of evaluation (it is local)
-.SH Session Example
-
-.PP
-.nf
-\&    $ jirb1.3
-\&    irb(main):001:0> irb                        # invoke subirb
-\&    irb#1(main):001:0> jobs                     # list of subirbs
-\&    #0\->irb on main (#<Thread:0x400fb7e4> : stop)
-\&    #1\->irb#1 on main (#<Thread:0x40125d64> : running)
-\&    nil
-\&    irb#1(main):002:0> fg 0                     # switch job
-\&    nil
-\&    irb(main):002:0> class Foo;end
-\&    nil
-\&    irb(main):003:0> irb Foo                    # invoke subirb which has the
-.fi
-.nf
-\&    #              context of Foo
-.fi
-.nf
-\&    irb#2(Foo):001:0> def foo                   # define Foo#foo
-\&    irb#2(Foo):002:1>   print 1
-\&    irb#2(Foo):003:1> end
-\&    nil
-\&    irb#2(Foo):004:0> fg 0                      # switch job
-\&    nil
-\&    irb(main):004:0> jobs                       # list of job
-\&    #0\->irb on main (#<Thread:0x400fb7e4> : running)
-\&    #1\->irb#1 on main (#<Thread:0x40125d64> : stop)
-\&    #2\->irb#2 on Foo (#<Thread:0x4011d54c> : stop)
-\&    nil
-\&    irb(main):005:0> Foo.instance_methods       # Foo#foo is defined asurely
-\&    ["foo"]
-\&    irb(main):006:0> fg 2                       # switch job
-\&    nil
-\&    irb#2(Foo):005:0> def bar                   # define Foo#bar
-\&    irb#2(Foo):006:1>  print "bar"
-\&    irb#2(Foo):007:1> end
-\&    nil
-\&    irb#2(Foo):010:0>  Foo.instance_methods
-\&    ["bar", "foo"]
-\&    irb#2(Foo):011:0> fg 0
-\&    nil
-\&    irb(main):007:0> f = Foo.new
-\&    #<Foo:0x4010af3c>
-\&    irb(main):008:0> irb f                      # invoke subirb which has the
-.fi
-.nf
-\&    #  context of f (instance of Foo)
-.fi
-.nf
-\&    irb#3(#<Foo:0x4010af3c>):001:0> jobs
-\&    #0\->irb on main (#<Thread:0x400fb7e4> : stop)
-\&    #1\->irb#1 on main (#<Thread:0x40125d64> : stop)
-\&    #2\->irb#2 on Foo (#<Thread:0x4011d54c> : stop)
-\&    #3\->irb#3 on #<Foo:0x4010af3c> (#<Thread:0x4010a1e0> : running)
-\&    nil
-\&    irb#3(#<Foo:0x4010af3c>):002:0> foo         # evaluate f.foo
-\&    1nil
-\&    irb#3(#<Foo:0x4010af3c>):003:0> bar         # evaluate f.bar
-\&    barnil
-\&    irb#3(#<Foo:0x4010af3c>):004:0> kill 1, 2, 3# kill job
-\&    nil
-\&    irb(main):009:0> jobs
-\&    #0\->irb on main (#<Thread:0x400fb7e4> : running)
-\&    nil
-\&    irb(main):010:0> exit                       # exit
-.fi
-.SH Restrictions
-
-.PP
-Because irb evaluates the inputs immediately after the input is
-syntactically completed, irb gives slight different results than
-directly using ruby. Known differences are pointed out here.
-.SH Declaration of the local variable
-
-.PP
-The following causes an error in ruby:
-
-.nf
-\&    eval "foo = 0"
-\&    foo
-\&    \-\-
-\&    \-:2: undefined local variable or method `foo' for #<Object:0x40283118> (NameError)
-\&    \-\-\-
-\&    NameError
-.fi
-
-Though, the above will successfully done by irb.
-
-.nf
-\&    >> eval "foo = 0"
-.fi
-.nf
-\&    => 0
-\&    >> foo
-\&    => 0
-.fi
-
-Ruby evaluates a code after reading entire of code and determination
-of the scope of local variables. On the other hand, irb do
-immediately. More precisely, irb evaluate at first
-
-.nf
-\&    evel "foo = 0"
-.fi
-
-then foo is defined on this timing. It is because of this
-incompatibility.
-If you'd like to detect those differences, begin...end can be used:
-
-.nf
-\&    >> begin
-\&    ?>   eval "foo = 0"
-\&    >>   foo
-\&    >> end
-\&    NameError: undefined local variable or method `foo' for #<Object:0x4013d0f0>
-\&    (irb):3
-\&    (irb_local_binding):1:in `eval'
-.fi
-.SH Here\-document
-
-.PP
-Implementation of Here\-document is incomplete.
-.SH Symbol
-
-.PP
-Irb can not always recognize a symbol as to be Symbol. Concretely, an
-expression have completed, however Irb regard it as continuation line.
-


=====================================
debian/jruby.links
=====================================
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 usr/share/jruby/bin/ast                usr/bin/ast
 usr/share/jruby/bin/jgem               usr/bin/jgem
-usr/share/jruby/bin/jirb               usr/bin/jirb
-usr/share/jruby/bin/jirb_swing         usr/bin/jirb_swing
 usr/share/jruby/bin/jruby.sh           usr/bin/jruby
 usr/share/jruby/bin/jrubyc             usr/bin/jrubyc
 


=====================================
debian/rules
=====================================
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ execute_after_dh_prep:
 	# remove superfluous shell scripts
 	rm -f $(JRUBY_HOME_DIR)/bin/*.bat
 	rm -f $(JRUBY_HOME_DIR)/bin/*.sh
+	rm -f $(JRUBY_HOME_DIR)/bin/jirb*
 	# remove env from shell scripts
 	sed -i '1s|^#!/usr/bin/env\sruby|#!/usr/bin/jruby|' $(JRUBY_HOME_DIR)/bin/*
 	# mark all scripts executable


=====================================
debian/tests/control
=====================================
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ Depends:
 Restrictions: needs-internet
 Architecture: amd64, arm64
 
-Tests: jirb
-Depends:
- expect,
- @,
-Architecture: amd64, arm64
-
 Tests: jruby
 Depends:
  ant,


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debian/tests/jirb deleted
=====================================
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Test jirb functionality with expect script
-
-set -e
-
-# create home cache directory to avoid AppCDS warning on stderr
-mkdir -p "$HOME/.cache"
-
-chmod +x "$(dirname $0)/jirb.exp"
-"$(dirname $0)/jirb.exp"
-
-# wait a bit to avoid leaking process
-sleep 3
-
-exit 0



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