From: Rocky Bernstein Date: 2007-12-28T18:02:09+09:00 Subject: Re: Should Ruby1.9 default program suffix be changed? ------=_Part_4743_11973163.1198832534370 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Dec 27, 2007 8:37 PM, Dave Thomas wrote: > > On Dec 27, 2007, at 7:24 PM, Wolfgang N=E1dasi-Donner wrote: > > > It is more the "--program-suffix" which solved the problem. > > I use "--program-suffix=3D190", which generates "ruby190", > > "rdoc190", "irb190", etc., so no problem can occur. > > Right, but that's a lot harder to uninstall. Actually, it wouldn't be if an uninstall Make target were written, and for me that's the bigger lack. If folks want me to try my hand at writing such = a target, I'll be happy to (which gives me an opportunity to use/put in a plug for my GNU make tracer/debugger which is probably what I'd use if I were do undertake such a task). > > --prefix=3D/Users/dave/ruby19 > > puts the whole thing in a nice sandbox in my home directory. To > remove it, simply rm -rf. I can also try stuff on different versions > of Ruby by changing paths, rather than changing shell scripts etc. > > > Dave > ------=_Part_4743_11973163.1198832534370 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline

On Dec 27, 2007 8:37 PM, Dave Thomas <= ;dave@pragprog.com> wrote:
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On Dec 27, 2007, at 7:24 PM, Wolfgang N=E1dasi-Donner wrote:

>= ; It is more the "--program-suffix" which solved the problem.
= > I use "--program-suffix=3D190", which generates "ruby19= 0",
> "rdoc190", "irb190", etc., so no problem can o= ccur.

Right, but that's a lot harder to uninstall.<= div>
Actually, it wouldn't be if an uninstall Make target were writt= en, and for me that's the bigger lack. If folks want me to try my hand at writing such a target, I'll be happy to (which  gives me an opport= unity to use/put in a plug for my G= NU make tracer/debugger which is probably what I'd use if I were do= undertake such a task).


  --prefix=3D/Users/dave/ruby19

puts the whole thing in a= nice sandbox in my home directory. To
remove it, simply rm -rf.  I can also try stuff on different versi= ons
of Ruby by changing paths, rather than changing shell scripts etc.

Dave

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