Hi, I'm workng on library/package related systems for Ruby and Debian's packaging policy puts a bit of a kink in things. According to the packaging policy 3rd-party packages are installed directly into /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/, right along side all the standard ruby distribution libs. I realize that the Ruby distribution itself is split into multiple packages for Debian, but it still would be better if 3rd-party packages where stored in their own space.
In my particular usecase, being able to distinguish between what is standard to Ruby from 3rd-party is helpful because I know that the standard libs are all tied to the Ruby version (i.e they are all "1.8"), whereas 3rd party libraries will have their own specific versions. If I can't distinguish between the two in the file system then I am forced to pretend that each standard lib also has it's own specific version although it does not. When installing packages manually they are placed in /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/, so I would think the appropriate place for 3rd-party Debian Ruby packages would be in /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/. Thanks, T. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
