[Ironruby-core] [ANN] IronRuby 0.9.2 Released

Mark Ryall
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:57:20 -0000

I encountered the problem on windows xp as a local administrator.  I
doubt there was anything so elaborate as special treatment of the
program files folder in those halcyon days of xp security - all local
adminstrators are probably treated alike.

I''ll submit a issue to codeplex now but got deterred yesterday (and
subsequently distracted) at step one by forgetting my username

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 12:52 AM, Will Green <will at hotgazpacho.org>
wrote:
> I''m not convinced this is a "spaces in the name" issue.
I think it is more
> likely a privileges/UAC issue.?Vista and Win7 are very paranoid about
> allowing anyone except the trusted installer to write files to the Program
> Files directory.
> If you explicitly run the command prompt as administrator, does the issue
> still occur?
> --
> Will Green
> http://hotgazpacho.org/
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:37 PM, Jim Deville <jdeville at
microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> Please file a bug with us and i''ll investigate to see if MRI
acts
>> identically.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark Ryall <mark.ryall at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:26 PM
>> To: ironruby-core at rubyforge.org <ironruby-core at
rubyforge.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] [ANN] IronRuby 0.9.2 Released
>>
>>
>> igem fails to install gems to the default install location (c:\Program
>> Files\IronRuby 0.9.2) presumably because of the spaces.
>>
>> I can''t recall the exact error message but something about
"invalid
>> characters in the path".
>>
>> It seems fine if you install ironruby to a path that doesn''t
contain
>> spaces.
>>
>> Not sure whether this is a bug with rubygems or ironruby? ?Something
>> should be escaping the space characters or wrapping in quotes.
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 5:11 AM, Jim Deville <jdeville at
microsoft.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I?ll investigate.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Tracking here:
>> > http://ironruby.codeplex.com/WorkItem/View.aspx?WorkItemId=2969
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > JD
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > From: ironruby-core-bounces at rubyforge.org
>> > [mailto:ironruby-core-bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Jimmy
>> > Schementi
>> > Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:53 AM
>> >
>> > To: ironruby-core at rubyforge.org
>> > Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] [ANN] IronRuby 0.9.2 Released
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Jim, could we do a non-admin installer that puts the files in the
user
>> > directory?
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>> >
>> > From: ironruby-core-bounces at rubyforge.org
>> > [ironruby-core-bounces at rubyforge.org] on behalf of Dominic
Sisneros
>> > [dsisnero at gmail.com]
>> > Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:22 AM
>> > To: ironruby-core at rubyforge.org
>> > Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] [ANN] IronRuby 0.9.2 Released
>> >
>> > Thanks for this release. ?One problem with the MSI install is that
it is
>> > requiring admin rights to install. ?This is not an option for me.
>> >
>> > thanks for all the hard work
>> >
>> > Dominic
>> >
>> > On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Jimmy Schementi
>> > <Jimmy.Schementi at microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > The IronRuby team is pleased to announce version 0.9.2!
>> >
>> > http://ironruby.net/download
>> > Direct download link:
>> >
>> >
http://ironruby.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=33693#DownloadId=90621
>> >
>> > As IronRuby approaches 1.0, these 0.9.x releases contain important
bug
>> > fixes
>> > and enhancements that IronRuby users request; this release
fixes/closes
>> > 44 bugs. For more information see:
>> > http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=41087.
>> >
>> > This release is the first to give IronRuby a MSI-based installer
for
>> > Windows.
>> > Try it out and let us know if it does not install on your system.
>> >
>> > As always, if you encounter any issues with IronRuby please report
it
>> > here:
>> > http://ironruby.codeplex.com/WorkItem/Create.aspx.
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