Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 12:39:31 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Ruby for cygwin [was Re: Concurrent versions of cygwin1.dll on on e system] Message-ID: <20020710163931.GF10966@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <30C9E24891FFD411B68A009027724CB702C04CDA@eg-002-015.eglin.af.mil> <20020710153642.47249.qmail@web21001.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020710153642.47249.qmail@web21001.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23.1i On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 08:36:42AM -0700, Nicholas Wourms wrote: >--- Keen Wayne A Contr AFRL/MNGG wrote: >> I can tell you that Ruby builds right out of the box. Simple >> >> ./configure >> make >> make install >> >> does the trick. It MUST be the ultimate in easy, as *I* can do it. >> (Now they will go and change something just to make me look >> dumber than I already do) >> > >My point was that someone who uses Ruby should politely ask the author to >submit his package for inclusion in the Cygwin distribution. This will >save headaches for users in the future if they get their dll from one >source. Besides, I've been wanting to check out Ruby at some point... Oh >well, I guess we'll see... I agree 100% that it would be nice not to have Ruby marching to the beat of a different drummer. Anyone interested in sending a polite note? Is anyone already involved in Ruby development, maybe? cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/