For the symlinked version, we should have a pickjruby script that allows you to switch the symlinks out. Sound good? -- Yehuda
On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Charles Oliver Nutter <[email protected] > wrote: > On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 9:46 PM, jmischo<[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd suggest that we have two versions...one that uses something like > > /usr/local/jruby/<version>/ and then symlinks, for those who want > multiple > > versions, and one that just does a "typical" /usr/local install. > > For a symlink we'd need to rejigger our installed scripts a bit, since > they depend on $0 to figure out where jruby.home is supposed to be. > Most of the Linux installers have customized our bin/jruby script to > hardcode paths to the actual install locations on the system... > > > We'd probably also want to make a plist change that ensures it's > available > > even when you're outside a shell. I can't remember the plist that needs > to > > be changed, but the git installer uses it, so it wouldn't be too hard to > dig > > up. > > plist? > > > Finally, I think we'd also want to use a "pretty" background for the > .dmg, > > which is ridiculously easy to do and adds an extra touch of class, imho. > > Yeah, even just a faded "Duke with Ruby" logo would be nice, though we > could come up with something new. > > OS X is certainly going to be the easiest one, since we know Java (and > usually Java 6) will be installed. Oh, that reminds me of something > else...perhaps we could modify the installed script to use whatever > /usr/libexec/java_home says is the actual Java home (configurable by > the Java prefs pane). > > - Charlie > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, please visit: > > http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email > > > -- Yehuda Katz Developer | Engine Yard (ph) 718.877.1325
