Setting up Ruby libraries

ruby-talk
1

In my group, we typically set up software dependencies like this:

/libraries
   /gtk
      /2.4.11
         /rhel3
            /usr/
            /bin/
            /share
            /lib
         /irix
           # etc
   /gcc
      /3.3.1
        /bin
        #etc

So, we have libraries and utilities that we depend on installed to a
separate directory, one directory for each different version and
architecture. How can we do the same with Ruby and its libraries?
I'd like to see something like:

/ruby
   /1.8.4
      /rhel3
         # ruby stuff
   /1.8.5
      /rhel3
      /irix
          # ruby stuff

/ruby-gnome2
   /0.14.1
       /rhel3
       /irix
   /0.15.1
     etc

/rmagick
   /1.0
   /2.0

So, each different Ruby library or gem would be installed to a
different folder. Is that possible? By default, all the Ruby
libraries and gems are installed inside the Ruby directory. And I
think I'd prefer to keep them separate.

Any advice?

Thanks,
Joe

2

Simpler question:

Ruby is installed in /foo. I want to install a Ruby library to /goo,
and another Ruby library to /bar. How straight forward is that to set
up? What flags to I need to give to each libraries setup.rb or
exec_conf.rb?

Thanks,
Joe

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On 7/12/06, Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@gmail.com> wrote:

In my group, we typically set up software dependencies like this:

/libraries
   /gtk
      /2.4.11
         /rhel3
            /usr/
            /bin/
            /share
            /lib
         /irix
           # etc
   /gcc
      /3.3.1
        /bin
        #etc

So, we have libraries and utilities that we depend on installed to a
separate directory, one directory for each different version and
architecture. How can we do the same with Ruby and its libraries?
I'd like to see something like:

/ruby
   /1.8.4
      /rhel3
         # ruby stuff
   /1.8.5
      /rhel3
      /irix
          # ruby stuff

/ruby-gnome2
   /0.14.1
       /rhel3
       /irix
   /0.15.1
     etc

/rmagick
   /1.0
   /2.0

So, each different Ruby library or gem would be installed to a
different folder. Is that possible? By default, all the Ruby
libraries and gems are installed inside the Ruby directory. And I
think I'd prefer to keep them separate.

3

Joe Van Dyk wrote:

Simpler question:

Ruby is installed in /foo. I want to install a Ruby library to /goo,
and another Ruby library to /bar. How straight forward is that to set
up? What flags to I need to give to each libraries setup.rb or
exec_conf.rb?

  sudo ruby setup.rb install --prefix="foo"

You'll either need to symlink into the typical paths or add to the
$LOAD_PATH.

BTW, gems basically does this already, albiet foo-1.0.0/, Not usre
about architecture though.

Also, I have a project that relates to this, so I'm wonder what you
working on?

T.