Ruby-2.2.0
Installation of Ruby
Install Ruby by running the
following command:
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--enable-shared \
--docdir=/usr/share/doc/ruby-2.2.0
Optionally, build the CAPI documents by running the following
commands:
cp -v template/Doxyfile.tmpl Doxyfile &&
doxygen
Compile and link Ruby by running
the following command:
make
To test the results, issue: make
test.
Now, as the root
user:
make install
Command Explanations
--enable-shared
: This
switch enables building of the libruby
shared library.
--disable-install-doc
: This switch
disables building and installing rdoc indexes and C API documents.
--disable-install-rdoc
: This switch
disables building and installing rdoc indexes.
--disable-install-capi
: This switch
disables building and installing C API documents.
Contents
Installed Programs:
erb, gem, irb, rake, rdoc, ri, and
ruby
Installed Libraries:
libruby.so and libruby-static.a
Installed Directories:
/usr/include/ruby-2.2.0 /usr/lib/ruby,
/usr/share/doc/ruby-2.2.0 and /usr/share/ri
Short Descriptions
ruby
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is an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy
object-oriented programming.
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irb
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is the interactive interface for Ruby.
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erb
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is Tiny eRuby. It interprets a Ruby code embedded text file.
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ri
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displays documentation from a database on Ruby classes, modules, and methods.
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libruby.so
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contains the API functions required by Ruby.
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Last updated on 2015-02-23 13:51:12 -0800