From: Bruce D'Arcus <bdarcus@...>
Date: 2004-03-05T22:24:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby 1.8.1 on OS X Panther and RubyCocoa


On Mar 5, 2004, at 12:04 AM, Mark Hubbart wrote:

>> Thanks; that worked for ruby itself.  However, I still get this:
>>
>> # ri File
>> Nothing known about File
>
> Hmm... okay.
>
> Was the documentation generated when you installed?

I don't know. I downloaded the ri package separately, not knowing that 
it seems to be bundled with 1.8.  Following the directions I just found 
at this link doesn't solve the problem though:

http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?NextGenerationRi

> I know it does it automatically in 1.9, but...
> They should be stored in /usr/local/share/ri/1.8/system/ , so see if 
> there's a bunch of folders there named File, CGI, etc... that's my 
> first guess

The files are in /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/ri.

> If they're there, see if you can pull up the docs by entering "ri -d 
> /usr/local/share/ri/1.8/system/ File".

The -d option isn't recognized.

Am confused...

Bruce