> Several days ago when I started my koffice nightmare, I submitted bug
> report 721 (http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net/show_bug.cgi?id=721).
>
> For the poppler warning messages I ran across a patch from Francois. I
> updated the bug report with a link to the patch already in GIT.
>
> Today I ran across the likely cause to the ruby messages: the configure
> scripts do not support ruby 1.9.x (https://gist.github.com/1414497).
>
> I started a patch but still receive the warning message. I'm missing
> something else but don't know what.
>
> Here is the patch:
>
> =======================================
> diff -urN koffice/configure.in koffice.new/configure.in
> --- koffice/configure.in	2011-08-21 18:30:53.000000000 -0500
> +++ koffice.new/configure.in	2011-12-08 12:56:01.215427952 -0600
> @@ -1539,14 +1539,20 @@
>  # Check for Ruby
>
>  if test "x$compile_kross" = "xyes" ; then
> -  AC_CHECK_PROGS([RUBY], [ruby ruby1.8 ruby18], ruby)
> +  AC_CHECK_PROGS([RUBY], [ruby ruby1.8 ruby18 ruby1.9 ruby19], ruby)
>
>    if test -n "$RUBY"; then
>      AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Ruby dirs)
>      RUBY_ARCHDIR=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"archdir"@:>@)'`
>      RUBY_SITEARCHDIR=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"sitearchdir"@:>@)'`
>      RUBY_SITEDIR=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"sitelibdir"@:>@)'`
> -    RUBY_INCLUDEDIR=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"rubyincludedir"@:>@)'`
> +    if test -n "$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"rubyhdrdir"@:>@)'"; then
> +      # Ruby 1.9
> +      RUBY_INCLUDEDIR=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"rubyhdrdir"@:>@)'`
> +    else
> +      # not Ruby 1.9
> +      RUBY_INCLUDEDIR=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"rubyincludedir"@:>@)'`
> +    fi
>      RUBY_LIBDIR=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"libdir"@:>@)'`
>      RUBY_LIBRUBYARG=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"LIBRUBYARG_SHARED"@:>@)'`
>      RUBY_ENABLESHARED=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"ENABLE_SHARED"@:>@)'`
> @@ -1602,7 +1608,7 @@
>                  #include <version.h>
>              ],[
>
> -#if(RUBY_VERSION_MAJOR==1 && RUBY_VERSION_MINOR == 8 &&
> RUBY_VERSION_TEENY <= 1)
> +#if(RUBY_VERSION_MAJOR==1 && RUBY_VERSION_MINOR >= 8 &&
> RUBY_VERSION_TEENY <= 1)
>  #error "need at least ruby 1.8.2\n"
>  #endif
>
> diff -urN koffice/lib/kross/configure.in.in
> koffice.new/lib/kross/configure.in.in
> --- koffice/lib/kross/configure.in.in	2010-08-11 22:16:27.000000000 -0500
> +++ koffice.new/lib/kross/configure.in.in	2011-12-08 12:56:45.787428312
> -0600
> @@ -21,14 +21,20 @@
>  # Check for Ruby
>
>  if test "x$compile_kross" = "xyes" ; then
> -  AC_CHECK_PROGS([RUBY], [ruby ruby1.8 ruby18], ruby)
> +  AC_CHECK_PROGS([RUBY], [ruby ruby1.8 ruby18 ruby1.9 ruby19], ruby)
>
>    if test -n "$RUBY"; then
>      AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Ruby dirs)
>      RUBY_ARCHDIR=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"archdir"@:>@)'`
>      RUBY_SITEARCHDIR=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"sitearchdir"@:>@)'`
>      RUBY_SITEDIR=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"sitelibdir"@:>@)'`
> -    RUBY_INCLUDEDIR=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"rubyincludedir"@:>@)'`
> +    if test -n "$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"rubyhdrdir"@:>@)'"; then
> +      # Ruby 1.9
> +      RUBY_INCLUDEDIR=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"rubyhdrdir"@:>@)'`
> +    else
> +      # not Ruby 1.9
> +      RUBY_INCLUDEDIR=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"rubyincludedir"@:>@)'`
> +    fi
>      RUBY_LIBDIR=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"libdir"@:>@)'`
>      RUBY_LIBRUBYARG=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"LIBRUBYARG_SHARED"@:>@)'`
>      RUBY_ENABLESHARED=`$RUBY -r rbconfig -e
> 'printf("%s",Config::CONFIG@<:@"ENABLE_SHARED"@:>@)'`
> @@ -84,7 +90,7 @@
>                  #include <version.h>
>              ],[
>
> -#if(RUBY_VERSION_MAJOR==1 && RUBY_VERSION_MINOR == 8 &&
> RUBY_VERSION_TEENY <= 1)
> +#if(RUBY_VERSION_MAJOR==1 && RUBY_VERSION_MINOR >= 8 &&
> RUBY_VERSION_TEENY <= 1)
>  #error "need at least ruby 1.8.2\n"
>  #endif
> =======================================
>
> If we get this resolved the patch will be available to close the bug
> report. :)
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Darrell
>

Just to make sure, are you running the autoconf regeneration tool after
you change the configure.in files?  Usually it is run like this:
make -f admin/Makefile.common

If you are, check for any configure.in.in files.  If they exist they will
overwrite the configure.in file contents.

Tim