[#2367] Standard libraries — Dave Thomas <dave@...>

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60 messages 2004/02/11

[#2397] PATCH: deprecate cgi-lib, getopts, importenv, parsearg from standard library — Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...>

Index: cgi-lib.rb

15 messages 2004/02/12

[#2465] PATCH: OpenStruct#initialize to yield self — Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...>

This is a common approach I use to object initialization; I don't know

24 messages 2004/02/19

Re: Standard libraries

From: Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...>
Date: 2004-02-13 22:10:54 UTC
List: ruby-core #2442
On Saturday, February 14, 2004, 5:04:45 AM, Dave wrote:


> On Feb 13, 2004, at 11:52, J.Herre wrote:

>> What I'm doing with an extension I'm trying to write today is to use
>> rdoc to weave a README.en from the makefile so that someone who just
>> downloads it will have something to read immediately.
>>

> What I've done is create a README in RDoc format, and then use 
> :include: to include it in the documentation for the main class. That
> way I don't add too much to the class itself, and people can find the
> README when they look for it.

I generally include the README in the documentation as itself, rather
than including it.  I also make it the 'main' page so it's the first
thing people see.

Gavin



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