On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Rob Heittman
<rob.heitt...@solertium.com> wrote:
> I'd use it, and the tools you mentioned are not too heavy, but it might
> create a little confusion too depending on the implementation. Were you
> thinking of "j___" versions of any binaries (as, e.g. jirb, so jrcov ...)?
> Or keep the native names?
> Anti-bloat is a good principle too, and this might be the first wiggly rock
> on a slippery slope.
> I guess my first preference would be to avoid direct packaging, but include
> some useful scripts that can quickly bootstrap suites of useful gems that
> work well with JRuby. For example, I am making a lot of Rails apps under
> JRuby so I keep having to install rails, jdbc-* drivers, jruby-rack, and the
> lot; this pile is certainly not lightweight, but I want it instantly within
> reach after installing jruby (so I have my own little script...).
> Especially in cases where the JRuby gem stack requires some changes from C
> ruby idiom, this easy bootstrapping could save first time JRuby adopters a
> lot of digging, and grizzled veterans a lot of repetition.
I like this idea a lot. Would meta-gems that are basically empty gems
+ dependencies work? For example:
jruby-essential:
- jruby-openssl
- jruby debug stuff
jruby-rails:
- activerecord-jdbcmysql-adapter
- activerecord-jdbcsqlite3-adapter
- rails
- warbler
- mongrel or glassfish
- json-jruby ?
Other ideas? Maybe 'jruby-dev' or 'jruby-testing' gems?
/Nick
> I'm also thinking here of what my Ubuntu boxen do when I type a command but
> forgot to install the corresponding package:
> The program 'xpdf' is currently not installed. You can install it by
> typing:
> apt-get install xpdf-reader
> I always like those reminders. Saves me on long-term memory storage.
> - R
>
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Samuel Holloway <shollo...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I can see how it would be helpful to folks that use them but will it
>> create
>> a headache for folks that want a minimal JRuby install?
>>
>
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