From: Ryan Raaum Date: 2006-07-22T06:12:22+09:00 Subject: Re: Mac OSX Ruby Configuration Question On Friday, July 21, 2006, at 7:07 AM, Dave Howell wrote: > >On Jul 20, 2006, at 5:39, Mat Schaffer wrote: > >> On Jul 20, 2006, at 4:08 AM, Dave Howell wrote: >>> On Jul 18, 2006, at 8:33, Ryan Raaum wrote: >>>> Configuring ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist will probably help this one. >>> Alas, I have no such file on my system. Nor even a ~/.MacOSX >>> directory. >> The developer link provided previously seems like you just have to >> create the directory/file yourself. > >[sheepishly takes the time to RTFM] I just assumed that "configuring" >meant editing an existing file. Oops. > >>> A solution that is specific to OSX with greater reliability is >>> significantly more valuable to me than one that applies to Unix in >>> general but only works "most of the time" on OSX. > >And look, here's a more-reliable OSX-specific solution dropped in my >lap. > >Thanks Ryan, and how the *heck* did you ever find out about that in the >first place? > Pain, frustration, aggravation, more frustration, and more pain. I have no idea why it is not more extensively advertised in the apple docs. But given how long it took me to find it out, it will probably be the one piece of information I will take to my grave - long after I have lost track of my own name, I will still know about that environment.plist file. Best, -r > -- Posted with http://DevLists.com. Sign up and save your mailbox.