From: Amit Rao <amitraok@...>
Date: 2004-11-18T18:43:26+09:00
Subject: Re: [newbie] install problem

Osuka, i am using MSYS..
i tried the configure without any prefix..this has worked for me ...

Thanks,
Amit


On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 14:23:36 +0900, Osuka Adartse
<rocioestradacastaneda@prodigy.net.mx> wrote:
> 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
> 
>