From: Jim Weirich <jim@...>
Date: 2004-02-04T06:41:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Where to install data files?


Marek Janukowicz said:
> Where should I install data files for the library I wrote? They are
> connected with .rb files, so they should stay in the same directory, but
> setup.rb does not install anything but .rb files from lib/ subdirectory.
> The default data dir (/usr/share on my Gentoo Linux) does not seems
> appropiate, too (I want my library to be installed in one place).
>
> Maybe there should be something like java .jar files, which can contain
> not only java class files, but also the resource files (corrent me if
> I'm wrong)?

You might consider creating a RubyGem.  Each gems installs in its own
directory.  See http://rubygems.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl

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