From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2003-04-03T21:32:31+09:00
Subject: Re: Tricky install question

Hi,

At Thu, 3 Apr 2003 21:17:59 +0900,
Mike Wyer wrote:
> I'm trying to install ruby in our production environment, but that means I
> have to "install" the code in a staging area, and then run our tools to
> distribute it. The situation is something like this:
> 
> Final location is: /prod/language/ruby/1.6.8/
> Compile area is: /dev/language/ruby/1.6.8/build/
> Staging area is: /dev/language/ruby/1.6.8/install/

What's your platform?  Doesn't seem UNIX...  If it's DOSISH
system, 1.6 or later are relocatable.

> So ruby must assume it's going to be running from
> /prod/language/ruby/1.6.8, but it has to install into
> /dev/language/ruby/1.6.8/install
> 
> Is there an easy way of persuading instruby to do the right thing in this
> situation?
> 
> Setting DESTDIR to /dev gives /dev/prod/language/ruby/1.6.8/ which is no
> good :)

If your system supports symbolic link, you could use it.

-- 
Nobu Nakada