From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2003-05-29T01:01:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Project Directory Structure

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Freeze" <jim@freeze.org>
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: Project Directory Structure


>  I know that total consensus will never be achieved, and
>  that is not the goal.

Right. :)

I like the way you're thinking, and I'll probably
settle on your standard myself. But I have a few 
questions. See below.
  
>  So, unless there is a large uprising, I think that my
>  simple skeleton is complete is provides a good usage
>  guide. YMMV.
> 
> ----------
> Below is a suggested directory hierarchy.
> All of the directories, except possibly test/ ;),
> are optional. Most of the filenames listed
> are optional but are listed for consistent
> spelling and capitalization.
> 
> CHANGELOG
> INSTALL 

This is installation instructions, right?

> LICENSE
> Manifest

A simple list of files or what?

> README    # if multi lang, README.en, README.ja, etc

How differs from INSTALL?

> TODO      # optional
> setup.rb

OK, is setup.rb a kind of standard? Are you referring
to that script that I'm forced to invoke three times?
Does it invoke install.rb, or is that an alternative,
or what?

As I've never done any "real" packaging in Ruby myself,
I've never paid much attention to the consensus.

[snip]

The rest I think I understand OK.

Thanks,
Hal