From: "John N. Alegre" <info@...>
Date: 2006-03-09T00:28:41+09:00
Subject: Re: RubyCocoa and libxml-ruby-0.3.6

Daniel Harple wrote:

> The DP ruby applies several patches to ruby so you get a full working
> install. If you are having trouble installing ruby-libxml through
> rubygems, than download the tar.gz package, and run extconf with the
> --with-iconv-dir=/usr option, or you can wait until darwinports
> accepts my Portfile for libxml-ruby. Managing packages without the
> use of a package manager is a pain in the ass.

Both from a thread on the DP list and the experience of at least two fellow
programmers, all those problems are due to trying to put DP Ruby /
RubyCocca on top of some installation of the same.  If you blow
away /opt/local and all of the installed RC frameworks, (you did do a check
of all files installed when you installed RC didn't you?) then use DP
install ruby (which also creates a /opt/local tree with all the Ruby libs
and then use DP to install RC, you are there.  The parts of RC that depend
on Ruby libs will find those because the are under the same /opt/local
tree. No need to seach for ruby-libxml or any other dependent library.  RC
will know where to find them.

john