From: Chad Perrin <perrin@...>
Date: 2009-02-17T07:18:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby file  to Executable file -- for all OS

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On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 05:59:39PM +0900, David Masover wrote:
> Chad Perrin wrote:
> >Generally, I think the best way to do it is to provide several different
> >ways to install stuff, if you want cross-platform easy installs and your
> >userbase will consist of more than just Ruby programmers.
> > =20
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> I suppose that is best for brand-new users. However, it is a lot of=20
> work, and it means there may be some confusion as to which version is=20
> the latest, and how to keep up to date.

Not just new users -- non-technical users in general.


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> Generally, even as a user, I find that I would much rather have a few=20
> lines to paste into the terminal -- even better if I understand them --=
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> than have to download something, find it, doubleclick on it, and maybe=20
> still have to type a few lines in the terminal.

I agree -- but then, I'm a technically oriented user on an OS that
basically just installs gems for me.  I'm not a non-technical user on MS
Windows.


>=20
> For example, I would tell Ubuntu Intrepid users to do this:
>=20
> sudo apt-get install rubygems
> sudo gem intsall myapp
>=20
> Or maybe, even better:
>=20
> sudo sh -c 'apt-get install rubygems && gem install myapp'
>=20
> Quicker for the user, probably quicker for the developer.

Sure, but I'd suggest a different approach for a user of MS Windows that
doesn't want to have to install gems before installing the application.

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Chad Perrin [ content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
Quoth Reginald Braithwaite: "Nor is it as easy as piling more features
on regardless of how well they fit or whether people will actually use
them. Otherwise Windows would have 97% of the market and OS X 3%. (Oh
wait.)"

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