From: Patrick Bennett <patrick.bennett@...>
Date: 2004-03-20T06:59:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Can $LOAD_PATH be relative?


David A. Black wrote:

>I've always been able to install private Rubies.  I just set --prefix
>when ./configure'ing.  Does that not do what you need?
>  
>
No, I needed to define a Ruby tree that could be installed (through 
source control checkout) *anywhere* by a user.  'Fixed' paths are IMO, 
unacceptable.  It works quite well in Windows.  I was really surprised 
to find that it was all hard-coded for *nix installs.