From: Casimir <pikEISPAMMMseli@...>
Date: 2007-11-14T22:50:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Libraries (and Leopard)

Peter Laurens kirjoitti:
> I downloaded  ruby-svg (from
> http://ruby-svg.sourceforge.jp/).
> 
> I followed the simple install instructions (just run a ruby script) and
> the install dumped an 'svg' folder with the ruby-svg files inside at my
> hard drive root (/svg).
> 
> This surprised me, and Ruby obviously can't find these files using
> "require 'svg/svg'", because Ruby isn't looking here. So I was wondering
> where the normal place to put Ruby libraries like this is (where does
> Ruby normally look).

I am not sure about Leopard. But I used Yuya's SVG lib, it works nice. 
Thank you, Yuya!! Its what I used for the pieces in my portfolio 8)

There isn't much to install. I didnt run any install script. Simply 
copied the "svg"-directory to the same dir as my code. I suppose if you 
have a default library path in your PATH you would want to copy the 
uncompressed lib (folder) there.

See this:
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/ruby.1.html

If you cant get it working otherwise, first uncompress the archive. Then 
copy the 'svg'-directory (inside 'lib') with all the content TO the same 
directory you have your ruby code in (say, for example sample1.rb). 
Require it in the code with "require 'svg/svg'". Finally compile from 
the same directory as your ruby code (and the svg-directory) with "ruby 
yourrubyscript.rb".

I hope that helps. Feel free to ask more.

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