From: Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkmann@...>
Date: 2005-09-26T23:31:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Linux install of 1.8.2

On 9/26/05, Hugh Sasse <hgs@dmu.ac.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, Mark Volkmann wrote:
>
> > I've installed Ruby 1.8.2 from source under Fedora Core Linux. It
>
> Which version of GCC does that ship with?  Or are you using
> something else for that matter?

I'm using GCC and it is version 3.3.1.

> > works, but when I run "ri String" I get "No such file to load --
>
> Which bits actually work, when you say "It works"?

What I meant was that "ruby -v" responds with "ruby 1.8.2 (2004-12-25)
[i686-linux]".

> How was make test when you did that before install?

It says "test succeeded".

> > rdoc/ri/ri_driver (LoadError). Also, when I run "irb" I get "No such
> > file to load -- irb (LoadError)". Is there something I have to do to
> > tell it that ruby-1.8.2/lib should be in the default LOAD_PATH?
> >
> > When I run the following under my Windows installation I get lots of output.
> >
> > ruby -e "puts $LOAD_PATH"
> >
> > However, when I run that under my Linux installation I get no output
> > indicating that there is nothing in my default $LOAD_PATH.
>
> What about
>    ruby -e "puts $LOAD_PATH.inspect"
>
> Which would tell you the difference between nil and an empty string,
> which may have some diagnostic value.

As Guy suggested, I just needed to use single quotes around the
command instead of double. The LOAD_PATH it outputs looks fine except
that all the directories start with /usr/local/lib/ruby.

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R. Mark Volkmann
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