From: Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkmann@...>
Date: 2005-09-26T23:52:22+09:00
Subject: Re: Linux install of 1.8.2

On 9/26/05, ts <decoux@moulon.inra.fr> wrote:
> >>>>> "M" == Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkmann@gmail.com> writes:
>
> M> I had already done that. The problem is that changing PATH doesn't
> M> change what's in the default LOAD_PATH. When I run "ruby -e 'puts
> M> $LOAD_PATH' " it outputs the same thing it did for you where all the
> M> directories start with /usr/local/lib/ruby.
>
>  Because it was not compiled with the right option, in ruby-1.8.3
>
>    make distclean>
>    mkdir $HOME/local
>    ./configure --prefix=$HOME/local

Thanks!  I didn't know about the --prefix option.

>    make
>    make install
>    make install-doc
>
>  --prefix is important

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R. Mark Volkmann
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