From: Matt Lawrence <matt@...>
Date: 2011-04-05T01:54:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Query for Ruby and mechanize gem on AIX 5.3

On Mon, 4 Apr 2011, Phillip Gawlowski wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Vivek J. <jain.vivek86@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello
>>
>> I have AIX 5.3 machine and �want to install Ruby and mechanize gem.
>>
>> I tried googling , however I am not able to find installable packages
>> and guide for same.
>>
>> Please point me to relevant link.
>
> "Installing from the source code is a great solution for when you are
> comfortable enough with your platform and perhaps need specific
> settings for your environment. It�s also a good solution in the event
> that there are no other premade packages for your platform."

Installing from source code on AIX is often painful, I have pretty much 
given up.  Now I hope to convince my coworkers to go to jRuby.

-- Matt
It's not what I know that counts.
It's what I can remember in time to use.