Christopher Williams wrote: > We're having a few people trip over this. We expect the directory which > contains bin/ruby and lib underneath it. So for most unix installs, the > right directory to choose is /usr or /usr/local.
This'll be a usability problem, so how about this: Windows: No problem, I guess (Ruby is probably always installed somewhere in C:\Program Files and users will know to look there); Unix systems with package management: Well, I've used Debian for 6-7 years, and I've no idea where it dumps its files; Solution: the StandardVMInstall could say "If os == linux (or something) 1) look for [ /usr/bin/ruby, /usr/lib/ruby ], if that exists -> pre-fill the RubyHome with "/usr" 2) else look for [ /usr/local/bin/ruby, /usr/local/lib/ruby ] if that exists -> pre-fill the RubyHome with "/usr" 3) else: Other usual locations? 4) else: tough luck, user's on their own; Mac OS X: It's also a Unix with package management, but where does it normally stuff Ruby? This location should be pre-filled too. Comments? murphee -- Blog @ http://jroller.com/page/murphee Maintainer of EclipseShell @ http://eclipse-shell.sourceforge.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Rubyeclipse-development mailing list Rubyeclipse-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rubyeclipse-development