From: Austin Ziegler <halostatue@...>
Date: 2004-08-13T21:18:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Installing newer Ruby on a shared webserver

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:21:09 +0900, Chris Dutton <rubyguru@hotmail.com> wrote:
> My webhost currently has 1.6.8 installed, along with eRuby, mod_ruby and
> all (on OpenBSD).  I've been told it's possible to install 1.8.2, and
> I've already compiled it, but I have no idea where to put it and what to
> modify in order to continue using it the same way I used 1.6.8.
> 
> Any tips or pointers would be appreciated.

Your ISP would be the one required to place it globally -- that would
be what's required for mod_ruby. However, if you do something like:

  ./configure --prefix=${HOME}
  make
  make install

You'll install it in ${HOME}/bin, etc.

-austin
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