Tollef Fog Heen dijo [Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 09:31:03PM +0200]: > > using /var/lib/gems is really quite annoying, and I have meant to write > something along the lines of what Clint Byrum wrote a few messages ago. > Sure, using /usr/local isn't ideal, but that's a choice that's up to the > local system administrator; what you're effectively doing is just > forcing people to jump through a hoop and having to add > /var/lib/gems/bin to the default path, which is really quite silly. The > lack of consistency with what CPAN does is also annoying as we're making > a distribution, not just packaging a bunch of software.
FWIW, I agree we should move Gems to /usr/local - It is the place meant for local-administrator-installed software, and Gems are clearly not provided by Debian. > So, please, please change this. If you don't want to change this, I'll > take this to the CTTE so they can rule on this. I'll just join Lucas and ask you not to get over-excited by this. We are currently in a freeze period, so deep changes are discouraged - yes, even if we are (subtly IMHO) breaking the FHS. And, in any case, feel free to push your point, but first on the list, having a reasonable discussion period. I would rather see Squeeze ship with Rubygems as they are now. Doing this change will involve changing Ruby's load path, and that is not precisely what I'd call a minor change. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
