On 19/10/07 at 00:12 +0200, Mathieu Blondel wrote: > Lucas Nussbaum wrote: >> I think that packages installed by hand go to >> /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8, at least when installed with setup.rb. It >> would be really wrong if packages installed by hand would go somewhere >> under /usr/lib/. >> > In my mind, site_ruby is for libs and programs installed by hand. That's > why /usr/lib/ruby/1.8 for packaged libs and /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8 > for libs installed by hand is OK to me. What does site_ruby means BTW ? To > me "site_ruby" means something like "local_ruby" (like in "on site").
I don't know. Python has "site_packages". > I would like to emphasize that the affected Debian packages are the ones of > the third-party libs and programs. If you are to update all the packages, > it's better to have strong arguments for this change. Can you sum up why > people complain about that ? Are there real benefits ? The main problem with the current installation scheme is that it's not clear whether a lib belongs to the stdlib, or is a third-party lib: everything is mixed up in /usr/lib/ruby/1.8. In Fedora, the stdlib is installed in /usr/lib/ruby/1.8, but third-party libs go to /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/ If we decide to do the same thing, the transition will be smooth, since the old path will still be searched. We won't break all libs. RUBYLIB values: Debian: $ ruby -e 'puts $:' /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8 /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/i486-linux /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/i386-linux /usr/local/lib/site_ruby /usr/lib/ruby/1.8 /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/i486-linux /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-linux Fedora: $ ruby -e 'puts $:' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8 /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/i386-linux /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8 /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/i386-linux /usr/lib/site_ruby /usr/lib/ruby/1.8 /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-linux We should probably raise the issue with upstream before making any change, anyway. Note that I'm not convinced myself that this change is necessary. But I know that it's something that is often seen as "not good" on ruby-talk. -- | Lucas Nussbaum | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/ | | jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG: 1024D/023B3F4F | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
