On 1/26/07, Werner Schuster (murphee) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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?
If the user uses fink for package management, there may be a fink-installed
version of ruby in /sw.
If the user users Darwin Porrts for package management, there may be a
ports-installed version of ruby in /opt/local.
If there is a version in /sw or /opt/local, it is almost certainly a newer
version than the system installed version.
If the user is running a new enough version of Mac OS X (I believe 10.3 or
newer) there will definitely be a system installed version of ruby in /usr.
Hope that helps,
Lane
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