From: Jim Freeze <jim@...>
Date: 2003-04-05T03:40:11+09:00
Subject: Re: New install patch

On Saturday,  5 April 2003 at  1:50:46 +0900, Mike Wyer wrote:
> Ok,
> 
> Sorry, Jim, it won't provide binary relocation, as the ruby binary
> contains the path specified at configure time, not install time.
> 
> The only way I can see to support that is to insist on a fixed path that
> can then be symlinked to the actual location, say /opt/ruby. In which
> case, you can configure ruby to look in /opt/ruby but install it wherever
> you like. In that case, this install patch _would_ be useful.
> 
> Do you think Matz would be interested in this at all?

I hope so. It is a real problem when trying to do a binary
install. This is a typical distribution method in the 
industry that I work in.


-- 
Jim Freeze
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It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice
versa.