Installing bdb to local directory

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Is there a way to install bdb in particular and other Ruby C extensions in general to a non-default directory? For instance, when you don't have admin privileges.

I couldn't find any relevant arguments for extconf, and documentation on mkmf and/or altering rbconfig.rb (which struck me as not a bad idea) is pretty sparse.

thanks,
matthew smillie.

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Matthew Smillie wrote:

Is there a way to install bdb in particular and other Ruby C extensions in general to a non-default directory? For instance, when you don't have admin privileges.

Matthew,

Check out this script of mine.. it may help you figure out what you need:

     http://waits.net/~swaits/go.sh

--Steve