On 10/22/07, Trans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/21/07, Eric Hodel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No. > > > > If you install the same gem into the default dir and into a separate > > path (with install -i), the files (.rb and .so) will be installed > > twice, but only one version will be activated. > Why not use 'opt/' ? I was reading about it in the FHS and it seems to > fit exactly with the gems way of doing things.[1] Gems fits the > /opt/<provider>/<package> mold. All RubyGems would need do is register > "gems" as a provider LANANA [2] and move the the cache to > /vat/opt/gems/; then RubyGems would be in perfect compliance with FHS. > > [1] > http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#OPTADDONAPPLICATIONSOFTWAREPACKAGES > [2] http://www.lanana.org/lsbreg/providers/index.html
Because there are POSIX systems not as stupid as Linux FHS. -austin -- Austin Ziegler * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.halostatue.ca/ * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.halostatue.ca/feed/ * [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Rubygems-developers mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rubygems-developers
