From: "Mauricio Fernández" <batsman.geo@...>
Date: 2004-04-22T16:14:12+09:00
Subject: Re: how to get ri/rdoc working for [user-installed libraries]

On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 11:11:11AM +0900, Dave Thomas wrote:
> 
> On Apr 21, 2004, at 17:56, Gavin Sinclair wrote:
> 
> >If you install a package as a gem, you can get the RDoc installed.
> >Then you can view it.  Example:
> >
> >  # Download and install log4r, latest version.
> >
> >  $ gem -i log4r --gen-rdoc
> >
> >  # Run documentation browser.
> >
> >  $ gem_server
> >
> >  # Now open your browser to http://localhost:8808 and you will see
> >  # your installed gems and can view their RDoc output.
> >
> >It doesn't answer your question directly, but I hope it gives you a
> >taste of the future :)
> 
> Does it also install it so 'ri' works? If not, can this be added?

Slightly unrelated, but please read
http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/rubygems-developers/2004-March/000226.html

PS: when I implemented the autogen. of ri datafiles for RPA, I had to
patch ri (which is no problem since it's available as a port so
rpa install ri-rpa   gets all the magic done).
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