I know there perhaps are ways to get it working. I am just arguing that this will prevent people from JUST trying Watir.
On 5/1/06, Harry Chou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think GEM works easily behind Firewall/Proxy. Am I not right? > > On 5/1/06, Pierre Garigue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > what kind of problems are you having using Gem? > > > > -pierre > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Harry Chou [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:19 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Wtr-general] The Watir Installer > > > > > > I am newbie here. I am still learning Ruby and Watir is the whole > > reason I want to learn Ruby. I am afraid other new guys like me need > > to learn how to use GEM, before I can use Watir, before I start delve > > into Ruby. I am behind coporate firewall, I am constantly having > > touble using GEM installation. > > > > I know you will probably say GEM is easy. But, it's not easy for me. > > If it takes me more than couple hrs to know how to do it behind > > firewall, I am afraid other developers in my team will not bother to > > try it. > > > > Maybe I am missing something here. But, wouldn't we want to lower the > > barrier for people to use WATIR and even Ruby? > > > > On 4/29/06, Jonathan Kohl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > +1 > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > Bret Pettichord > > > Sent: April 29, 2006 2:44 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [Wtr-general] The Watir Installer > > > > > > > > > This is a proposal for packaging Watir 1.5. > > > > > > Watir will be distributed as two files. > > > 1. watir-1.5.0.gem - A gem that can be downloaded and installed locally or > > > remotely installed over the internet (as always). > > > 2. watir-bonus.zip - A zip file containing the user guide, the examples, > > > and > > > notes on where to find the unit tests and API docs (which are already in > > > the > > > gem). > > > > > > The gem would be required on any machine running Watir tests. The bonus > > > zip > > > would be recommend for any users learning Watir. > > > > > > Specifically, i am proposing that we stop distributing the one-click > > > installer. Why? > > > - The one-click installer installs the watir library and other files in > > > different locations than the gem. This can lead to confusion. > > > - The gem is becoming the standard method of installing Ruby libraries. > > > - The one-click installer could be updated to make it more consistent with > > > the gem, but no one has signed up to do this. > > > - It is simpler to just have one method of installing Watir. > > > > > > I've discussed this off line with several people, but feel like this is > > > something that requires official community review. > > > > > > Please vote on this proposal. > > > > > > Bret > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wtr-general mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wtr-general mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wtr-general mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general > > > _______________________________________________ Wtr-general mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general
