From: Paul Duncan <pabs@...>
Date: 2005-12-20T06:43:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby and Debian

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* jennyw jennyw (jennyw@dangerousideas.com) wrote:
> Hal Fulton wrote:
> > What's the magic to get this going on Debian?
>=20
> Last time I tried this, I discovered that Ruby is split into a whole lot=
=20
> of packages. I'm sure there's a really good reason the packagers split=20
> Ruby into so many packages, but I've found that installing from source=20
> is quicker and easier if you want everything. Maybe the packages are=20
> useful for people who want a minimal install.

They fixed this brain-dead policy recently.

I use Debian for everything personally, but adding "this library is in
the standard library, except in Debian" to my documentation was getting
a bit old.

> Sorry, I realize this isn't the most helpful answer.
>=20
> Jen
>=20
> --=20
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

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