From: Curt Hibbs <curt@...>
Date: 2002-12-12T15:32:50+09:00
Subject: RubyGems -- was  [ANN] jabber4r 0.3.0 (doesn't work with raa-install)

why the lucky stiff wrote:
>
> Raa-install is in kind of in a funny place that needs defining, don't
> you think?  I mean its mission is to use the existing RAA resources to
> perform an installation.  By that definition, raa-install is at the
> mercy of the data.  To fully achieve its task, it needs to workaround
> every idiosyncracy of the data.  Fixing bad URLs, searching FTP
> directories.  If an author checks in a RAR file, then
> Raa-install must look at supporting RAR?

What ever happened to RubyGems?

I would like to see some kind of standard deployment format similar to
Java's jar files. Having a standard format would go a long way toward
helping Ruby programs become easier to deploy, distribute, and install.

If RubyGems is dead, is there anyone out there who has the bandwidth to pick
it up and move forward? I want this for FreeRIDE -- we want FreeRIDE to also
be able to create deployment packages, but right now there is no such thing.

Curt

> I'd truly like to see authors use the fields in RAA to contain data
> which is useful to a program such as Raa-install.  The notes section can
> be used for excess data.  If we can decide to place direct links to a
> tar.gz in the download field, then links to other compressed formats can
> be contained in the notes field.  Personally, tarballs are the natural
> choice simply because they're in the majority and raa-install already
> supports gzip and tar.
>
> So if we can take some steps as a community to provide RAA with more
> specific and useful data, then a bit of software like Raa-install won't
> be some incredible wizardry.  I'm saying we standardize on [1] a
> compression format, [2] our install.rb/setup.rb process, [3] a technique
> for identifying package dependancies.  Once decided, this information
> must become pervasive, such that popular Ruby site have the information
> readily accessible.
>
> Anyways, I'm way off-topic now, but still sort of on.. :)  My vote is
> [1] tar.gz, [2] Minero Aoki's install.rb/setup.rb, [3] integration of
> install.rb and RAAInstall to provide installation of dependancies.
>
> _why
>
>