Asp Forum - Re: Ruby package for Linux

Thomas Adam

9/22/2003 5:49:00 PM

--- Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> wrote:
> On Tuesday, 23 September 2003 at 2:32:08 +0900, Thomas Adam wrote:
> > --- Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> wrote: > On Tuesday, 23 September
> 2003 at
> > 1:49:04 +0900, Thomas Adam wrote:
> > > > --- Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> wrote: > Ok, I know nothing about

> This one did the trick:
>
> Red Hat Linux release 7.3 (Valhalla)
> Kernel \r on an \m

:) Thought it might.

> >
> > Will help ascertain this. If it is RH, try issuing:
> >
> > ``
> > rpm -qa | grep -i ruby
> > ''
>
> rpm -q ruby
> ruby-1.6.7-2

OK.

> Does Linux have a remote way to query what packages are
> available or a URL with a listing?

http://r...

But in anycase, just download ruby-1.8.0 from source and compile it. The
instructions are in the README file.

-- Thomas Adam

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2 Answers

Jim Freeze

9/22/2003 6:31:00 PM

On Tuesday, 23 September 2003 at 2:48:36 +0900, Thomas Adam wrote:
>
> http://r...
>

Thanks for the link.

> But in anycase, just download ruby-1.8.0 from source and compile it. The
> instructions are in the README file.
>

Boy, what a mess linux is with its multiple versions.
I think you are right. I''m not sure I can rely on a package,
especially when I need to keep a Sun version and a Linux
version in sync.

--
Jim Freeze
----------
A bird in the hand makes it awfully hard to blow your nose.

Jim Freeze

9/22/2003 6:34:00 PM

On Tuesday, 23 September 2003 at 3:31:04 +0900, Jim Freeze wrote:
> On Tuesday, 23 September 2003 at 2:48:36 +0900, Thomas Adam wrote:
> >
> > http://r...
> >
>
> Thanks for the link.
>
> > But in anycase, just download ruby-1.8.0 from source and compile it. The
> > instructions are in the README file.
> >
>
> Boy, what a mess linux is with its multiple versions.
----------------------------------------------^^^^^^^^ make that
distro''s.
> I think you are right. I''m not sure I can rely on a package,
> especially when I need to keep a Sun version and a Linux
> version in sync.
>
>
>
> --
> Jim Freeze
> ----------
> A bird in the hand makes it awfully hard to blow your nose.
>

--
Jim Freeze
----------
"I am the mother of all things, and all things should wear a sweater."

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