From: meino.cramer@...
Date: 2007-03-25T13:09:59+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby18 vs. ruby

ranx <perl2ruby@gmail.com> [07-03-25 06:02]:
> On Mar 24, 10:58 pm, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >  I am using the ruby-stable-snapshot on a more or less regualr basis
> >  on a Gentoo Linux system. I do not install ruby via Gentoo's emerge
> >  mechanism.
> >
> >  Suddenly all my ruby scripts stops to work. :)
> >
> >  I noticed, that ruby was not installed as "ruby" but as "ruby18".
> >  My script's hash-bangs always are "#! /usr/bin/ruby".
> >
> >  How can I convince configure to install ruby as ruby?
> >
> >  I tried to set an environment variable "RUBY_INSTALL_NAME" but it
> >  does not work (yes, it was "exported" :)
> >
> >  Thank you very much for any help in advance!
> >
> >  Kind regards,
> >  mcc
> >
> >  PS: May be it would be an idea to name the archive on rubys
> >  ftp-server like its contents:
> >  snapshot.tgz ---> ruby-snapshot.tgz
> >  stable-snapshot.tgz ---> ruby-stable-snapshot.tgz
> >
> >  ...one (at least me ;) downloads a LOT of snapshots, source archives
> >  and so on. If not unpacked, configured,compiled, installed
> >  right directly after download - it is confusing to have archives
> >  "without name" like: source.tgz, stable-source.tgz, archive.zip,
> >  my_distro.7z,.....
> >
> >  "That's four small chars for a ftp-server, one giant leap for rubykind." :)
> >
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> 
> Can simply create a symbolic link called ruby that points to ruby18 as
> follows:
> ln -s /usr/bin/ruby18 /usr/bin/ruby

Hi,

 thanks for your reply, ranx...already know symlinks...being a UNIX
 freak since 14 years now... ;)

 I wanted to install things correctly and dont "fix" problems by
 tweaking...otherwise other application/install may fail by finding
 "two" rubys...for example "RUBY_INSTALL_NAME" is used in the
 configure script at a lot of places. The libs also get their names
 from that. Symlinks will more harm than cure...
 

 How can I convince rubys configure/install system to use "ruby"
 instead of "ruby18" ?

 Keep scripting!
 mcc


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