RE: [Fxruby-users] [Q] Alternatives to the source RubyGem format?

[Oliver S. <ol...@mo...>]

I just tried installing FXRuby 1.2 on Windows, and thought I would play
devil's advocate. :)

I just don't see how this is anything but a step backwards on Windows.  Who
would want to go from double-clicking to typing obscure commands in a DOS
box?  I can't think of a single thing Windows users gain from rubygems in
this case.  Plus there is no obvious option for choosing an install
directory and the output of the installer did not even tell me where it put
the FXRuby 1.2 files.  With the old .exe installer I see a helpful screen
telling me where the files will go, and an easy option to change the
destination directory.  Plus, no DOS box, no installing third party
programs, no reading help files, no outdated zip files and an obvious way to
uninstall the program.

Of course Lyle, in reality I'm grateful for the work you're doing so
whichever way you want to do it is the right way.  I'm just taking the
grouchy consistency-advocate's view. :)

Oliver

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> Subject: [Fxruby-users] [Q] Alternatives to the source RubyGem format?
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>
> All,
>
> In a separate post, Yuri asked: "Do you plan to provide gems as the only
> source package format? I think rubygems is a terrific thing, but I also
> suppose there must be a choice."
>
> Despite the fact that it still has some rough edges, I really
> like the idea
> of RubyGems and want to do what I can to encourage its adoption
> in the Ruby
> community. But as I've previously stated, the choice to use
> RubyGems as the
> distribution format for FXRuby 1.2 is a sort of experiment while
> we're still
> in the "alpha" release stage.
>
> So my question is, based on your experiences so far, what do you
> see as the
> disadvantages of sticking with "source" RubyGems as the
> distribution method,
> as opposed to the previously available source tarballs? I'm
> absolutely fine
> with offering alternative distributions if we have a compelling
> reason to do
> so. On the other hand, I want to avoid confusion in terms of multiple sets
> of instructions about the different ways to build and install the code,
> depending on which distribution you've downloaded.
>
> Let me repeat: this is *not* a done deal. I sincerely want to
> know what you
> guys are thinking about this.
>
> Thanks in advance for your comments,
>
> Lyle
>
>
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