On Thu, 2006-06-15 at 20:23 +1000, Mark Sargent wrote: > Hi All, > > I installed Ruby via yum, > > sudo yum install ruby > > > and got this when quizzing ri, > > $ ri methods > No ri documentation found in: > > Was rdoc run to create documentation? > > > Installing Documentation > ------------------------ > 'ri' uses a database of documentation built by the RDoc utility. > > So, how do you install this documentation on your system? It depends on > how you installed Ruby. > > _If you installed Ruby from source files_ (that is, if it some point you > typed 'make' during the process :), you can install the > RDocdocumentation yourself. Just go back to the place where you have > your > Ruby source and type > > make install-doc > > You'll probably need to do this as a superuser, as the documentation is > installed in the Ruby target tree (normally somewhere under > +/usr/local+. > > _If you installed Ruby from a binary distribution_ (perhaps using a > one-click installer, or using some other packaging system), then the > team that produced the package probably forgot to package the > documentation as well. Contact them, and see if they can add it to the > next release. > > > > doing the following, > > sudo yum install | grep ruby* > > $ sudo yum list | grep ruby* > Password: > grub.i386 0.97-5 installed > ruby.i386 1.8.4-3.2 installed > ruby-libs.i386 1.8.4-3.2 installed > eruby.i386 1.0.5-5.2.1 core > eruby-devel.i386 1.0.5-5.2.1 core > eruby-libs.i386 1.0.5-5.2.1 core > jruby.noarch 0.7.0-4jpp jpackage-generic > jruby-javadoc.noarch 0.7.0-4jpp jpackage-generic > perl-HTML-Scrubber.noarch 0.08-3.fc5 extras > ruby.i386 1.8.4-5.fc5 updates > ruby-clearsilver.i386 0.10.3-3.fc5 extras > ruby-debuginfo.i386 1.8.4-5.fc5 updates > ruby-devel.i386 1.8.4-5.fc5 updates > ruby-docs.i386 1.8.4-5.fc5 updates > ruby-irb.i386 1.8.4-5.fc5 updates > ruby-libs.i386 1.8.4-5.fc5 updates > ruby-mode.i386 1.8.4-5.fc5 updates > ruby-mysql.i386 2.7-8.fc5 extras > ruby-rdoc.i386 1.8.4-5.fc5 updates > ruby-ri.i386 1.8.4-5.fc5 updates > ruby-tcltk.i386 1.8.4-5.fc5 updates > scrub.i386 1.7-1.fc5 extras > subversion-ruby.i386 1.3.2-2.1 updates > > > > > shows that there is a ruby-docs rpm. I'm assuming that that is what I > need. I wish to ask, is this an oversight of the rpm maintainer or > intended, perhaps? Makes ruby less productive if so, don't you think? I > also rqn rdoc, but no change in error. Cheers. > > Mark Sargent. > I don't know if this is relevant but the latest (I suppose July) issue of Linux Journal is largely on Ruby. -- Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
