Re: [jruby-dev] JRuby Installer

2009-07-16 Thread Michael Johann
+1 Am 17.07.2009 um 08:34 schrieb Martin Gajdos: I think using such a product would perfectly make sense. It makes updating the installer for new versions so much easier, since there are no platform specific installers to target, just one for all. On 17.07.2009, at 05:25, Micah Martin wro

Re: [jruby-dev] JRuby Installer

2009-07-16 Thread Martin Gajdos
I think using such a product would perfectly make sense. It makes updating the installer for new versions so much easier, since there are no platform specific installers to target, just one for all. On 17.07.2009, at 05:25, Micah Martin wrote: I've had a good experience using Install4J to b

Re: [jruby-dev] JRuby Installer

2009-07-16 Thread Charles Oliver Nutter
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 10:25 PM, Micah Martin wrote: > I've had a good experience using Install4J to build installers for > Limelight.  Although I've only used it a little bit, I'm told that it's > among the best installer options for Java. > >  * You configure Install4J once and it'll pop out ins

Re: [jruby-dev] Installers for various platforms?

2009-07-16 Thread Hirotsugu Asari
Preferably via GUI, a la Java Preferences, or something in the spirit of NetBeans Ruby platform manager. On Jul 16, 2009, at 11:18 PM, Yehuda Katz wrote: For the symlinked version, we should have a pickjruby script that allows you to switch the symlinks out. Sound good? -- Yehuda -

Re: [jruby-dev] Installers for various platforms?

2009-07-16 Thread Yehuda Katz
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 wrote: > On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 9:46 PM, jmischo wrote: > > I'd suggest that we have two versions...one that use

[jruby-dev] JRuby Installer

2009-07-16 Thread Micah Martin
I've had a good experience using Install4J to build installers for Limelight. Although I've only used it a little bit, I'm told that it's among the best installer options for Java. * You configure Install4J once and it'll pop out installers for Windows, Mac, and Linux in one build. Quite

Re: [jruby-dev] Installers for various platforms?

2009-07-16 Thread Hirotsugu Asari
plist you want to edit is ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist. http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPRuntimeConfig/Articles/EnvironmentVars.html Which "git installer" are you talking about? On Jul 16, 2009, at 9:46 PM, jmischo wrote: I'd suggest that we have two versions...one

Re: [jruby-dev] Installers for various platforms?

2009-07-16 Thread Charles Oliver Nutter
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 9:46 PM, jmischo wrote: > I'd suggest that we have two versions...one that uses something like > /usr/local/jruby// 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 inst

Re: [jruby-dev] Installers for various platforms?

2009-07-16 Thread jmischo
I'd suggest that we have two versions...one that uses something like /usr/local/jruby// and then symlinks, for those who want multiple versions, and one that just does a "typical" /usr/local install. We'd probably also want to make a plist change that ensures it's available even when you're outsi

Re: [jruby-dev] Installers for various platforms?

2009-07-16 Thread Yehuda Katz
I'm actually on a snow leopard seed, so I can't be sure about that. But I think it was fixed in Leopard. -- Yehuda On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Damian Steer wrote: > > On 17 Jul 2009, at 00:42, Yehuda Katz wrote: > > My path: >> echo $PATH >> >> >> /opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/b

Re: [jruby-dev] Installers for various platforms?

2009-07-16 Thread Damian Steer
On 17 Jul 2009, at 00:42, Yehuda Katz wrote: My path: echo $PATH /opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/ local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/X11/bin:/Users/wycats/Code/vendor/ java/jruby~main/bin My .profile: export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH export

Re: [jruby-dev] Installers for various platforms?

2009-07-16 Thread Yehuda Katz
My path: echo $PATH /opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/X11/bin:/Users/wycats/Code/vendor/java/jruby~main/bin My .profile: export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH export PATH=$PATH:~/Code/vendor/java/jruby~main/bin So it l

Re: [jruby-dev] Installers for various platforms?

2009-07-16 Thread Damian Steer
On 17 Jul 2009, at 00:33, Andrew Chalkley wrote: Yeah... In some of my experiences of one click installs for OS you've had to do it manually. Could creating symlinks (in /usr/local/bin) bypass the need to modify the PATH? I have a feeling /usr/local/bin isn't on PATH in OS X. I know, I k

Re: [jruby-dev] Installers for various platforms?

2009-07-16 Thread Andrew Chalkley
Yeah... In some of my experiences of one click installs for OS you've had to do it manually. Could creating symlinks (in /usr/local/bin) bypass the need to modify the PATH? Regards Andrew 2009/7/17 Yehuda Katz : > Yep! > We'd need something to update the PATH, but that's probably the hardest p

Re: [jruby-dev] Installers for various platforms?

2009-07-16 Thread Yehuda Katz
Yep! We'd need something to update the PATH, but that's probably the hardest part :) -- Yehuda On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 8:03 AM, Andrew Chalkley wrote: > OS X comes with PackageMaker to create native installers. > > Drop assets in - write a few scripts - and you're done. > > Regards > Andrew > >

Re: [jruby-dev] Installers for various platforms?

2009-07-16 Thread Andrew Chalkley
OS X comes with PackageMaker to create native installers. Drop assets in - write a few scripts - and you're done. Regards Andrew 2009/7/16 Martin Gajdos : > So, I suggest using the BitRock Installer which is free for Open Source > projects (http://bit.ly/ldMJi). As I already mentioned on Twitter

[jruby-dev] Installers for various platforms?

2009-07-16 Thread Martin Gajdos
So, I suggest using the BitRock Installer which is free for Open Source projects (http://bit.ly/ldMJi). As I already mentioned on Twitter, I'd be happy to help out with this. Regards Martin Gajdos

[jruby-dev] Installers for various platforms?

2009-07-16 Thread Charles Oliver Nutter
One question that comes up is "where's the installer for JRuby?" This is usually for Windows users, where setting up PATH and hooking up an appropriate JVM location can be an exercise in pain. So, I think we should look into having at least a Windows installer, and possibly an installer for OS X.