[Rubyinstaller-users] Feature request: Move the /doc/ruby/ruby-1.8.4/misc to /misc or other canonical path

Curt Hibbs
Sat, 02 Sep 2006 07:06:19 -0000

I don''t see any reason not to do this. Can you please create a feature
request for this:

   http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?atid=718&group_id=167&func=browse

Curt

On 9/2/06, Clifford Caoile <piyokun at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Rubyinstaller-users:
>
> I want to start a discussion about this feature request:
>
> "Move the /doc/ruby/ruby-1.8.4/misc to /misc or other canonical
path"
>
> Motivation: For Emacs on Windows users like me, it is great that the
> Ruby official distribution Emacs Lisp files are included. However, it
> is not placed in a canonical place. Currently in Ruby One-Click
> Installer version 1.8.4-20, it is found in /doc/ruby/ruby-1.8.4/misc.
> Since the path includes the version number "1.8.4", it is
unreliable.
> It is necessary to work around this path, as shown in installation
> page:
>
> http://wiki.rubygarden.org/Ruby/page/show/InstallingEmacsExtensions
>
> Request: Move the
> #{Config::CONFIG["exec_prefix"]}/doc/ruby/ruby-1.8.4/misc
directory to
> #{Config::CONFIG["exec_prefix"]}/misc or other canonical path.
> I think that #{Config::CONFIG["exec_prefix"]}/misc is good. It
doesn''t
> make much sense to see it inside of
> #{Config::CONFIG["exec_prefix"]}/doc, IMHO.
>
> Impact:
> No impact. No internal dependancies perceived.
>
> Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
>
> Best regards,
> Clifford Caoile // http://piyokun.googlepages.com
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