From: Osuka Adartse <rocioestradacastaneda@...>
Date: 2004-11-18T14:23:36+09:00
Subject: Re: [newbie] install problem

Amit Rao wrote:
> when i ran ./configure specified /$HOME as the --prefix
> 
> 
> On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 20:56:13 +0900, Matt Mower <matt.mower@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>Hi.
>>
>>On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 20:13:34 +0900, Amit Rao <amitraok@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I am trying to install ruby on mingw32 (on XP) ...
>>>it worked fine for (or at least did not give me any errors) the
>>>initial few steps.The make files were generated and the test succeded
>>>as well.
>>>
>>>but when i tried "make install" i get the following error
>>>
>>
>>When you ran ./configure what --prefix did you specify?
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Matt
>>
>>
> 
> 
> 
Maybe I'm wrongly thinking You're using the Msys shell, but in it:

ALiminality@localhost /
$ /$HOME
sh: //home/ALiminality: No such file or directory
guess this is why it fails...

ALiminality@localhost /
$ /HOME
sh: /HOME: is a directory

ALiminality@localhost /
$ $HOME
sh: /home/ALiminality: is a directory

so /$HOME won't work maybe You want $HOME ? , either don't add a 
prefix(personally I never use that, just configure --enable-shared,make, 
make install) or use --prefix=/c/ruby, guess /ruby should also work(or 
wherever you want it to be).


regards