I just installed the latest version of Ruby and it included version 0.9.2 of freeRIDE in a subdirectory of the Ruby install. Then I installed the latest version of FreeRIDE and it included an earlier version of Ruby for windows in a subdirectory of the freeRIDE install. And the newer version of freeRIDE uses RubyGems explicitly, whereas the slighly less new version does not. Needless to say this is both confusing and wasteful (of disk space). I should like to get rid of the older versions but it is not clear how to do this. OTOH, I could live with the slightly older version of freeRIDE and keep the new version of Ruby -- or live with the slightly older version of Ruby and keep the new version of freeRIDE. Didn''t anybody think about this when coming up with Windows installation packages? --Bob White-- home:727-490-7363, cell:727-463-6061 photos: http://polina.70kg.com/ http://nastya.70kg.com/ blog: http://milkchaser.blogspot.com/ Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. - Carl Jung If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, so that my children may have peace. - Thomas Paine
Bob White wrote:> Needless to say this is both confusing and wasteful (of disk > space). I should like to get rid of the older versions but > it is not clear how to do this.Hi, I haven''t checked that this works with the released version, but I would suggest deleting the old ruby and the old freeride, then running the ruby installer with the FreeRIDE option unchecked. You should then be able to run the new freeRide with the new Ruby, using the magic of windows file associations. You may need to update your shortcuts to point to the correct version of freeride. Adelle.
Thus was obviously a packaging error. I wasn''t aware of it, but thanks for the heads up because we are going to be packaging up a new version of freeride soon. Curt> -----Original Message----- > From: freeride-users-bounces@rubyforge.org > [mailto:freeride-users-bounces@rubyforge.org]On Behalf Of Bob White > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:20 PM > To: freeride-users@rubyforge.org > Subject: [FR-users] Windows install > > > I just installed the latest version of Ruby and it included > version 0.9.2 of > freeRIDE in a subdirectory of the Ruby install. > > Then I installed the latest version of FreeRIDE and it included an earlier > version of Ruby for windows in a subdirectory of the freeRIDE install. > > And the newer version of freeRIDE uses RubyGems explicitly, > whereas the slighly > less new version does not. > > Needless to say this is both confusing and wasteful (of disk > space). I should > like to get rid of the older versions but it is not clear how to do this. > OTOH, I could live with the slightly older version of freeRIDE > and keep the new > version of Ruby -- or live with the slightly older version of > Ruby and keep the > new version of freeRIDE. > > Didn''t anybody think about this when coming up with Windows > installation packages? > > --Bob White-- home:727-490-7363, cell:727-463-6061 > photos: http://polina.70kg.com/ http://nastya.70kg.com/ > blog: http://milkchaser.blogspot.com/ > > Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an > understanding of ourselves. - Carl Jung > > If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, so that > my children may have peace. - Thomas Paine > _______________________________________________ > Freeride-users mailing list > Freeride-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/freeride-users > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 3/18/2005 >
Adelle Hartley wrote:> > Bob White wrote: > > > Needless to say this is both confusing and wasteful (of disk > > space). I should like to get rid of the older versions but > > it is not clear how to do this. > > Hi, > > I haven''t checked that this works with the released version, but I would > suggest deleting the old ruby and the old freeride, then running the ruby > installer with the FreeRIDE option unchecked. > > You should then be able to run the new freeRide with the new > Ruby, using the > magic of windows file associations. You may need to update your shortcuts > to point to the correct version of freeride. > > Adelle.Sorry about my last reply, I read it too quickly (I''m trying to answer email before I rush out to work). Adelle is correct. If you want to use both the one-click installer and the standalone version of freeride, you should tell the one-click installer not to install freeride. Curt