From: Simon Strandgaard <neoneye@...>
Date: 2006-12-21T21:21:49+09:00
Subject: Re: Remove Ruby 1.8.5?

On 12/21/06, Christopher Latif <christopherl@bredband.net> wrote:
> How do I remove Ruby 1.8.5 from linux? I have built it from source.

I don't know how to remove ruby. However I just want to share a
great tool with you that helps avoiding just this situation.
http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/


the installation procedure is slightly longer when installing,
but easy when uninstalling.

this is the typical install procedure
prompt> cd ~/stow
prompt> mkdir leopard
prompt> cd ~/leopard/src
prompt> ./configure --prefix=/home/user/stow/leopard
prompt> make
prompt> make install
prompt> cd ~/stow
prompt> stow leopard


this is the uninstall procedure
prompt> cd ~/stow
prompt> stow -D vista

-- 
Simon Strandgaard
http://opcoders.com/