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author | knu <knu@b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e> | 2008-05-29 11:23:36 +0000 |
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committer | knu <knu@b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e> | 2008-05-29 11:23:36 +0000 |
commit | f3589dd1fda63b69a7765634cba33e13ca52d615 (patch) | |
tree | 43023ba3944630265045f05595f15f30af965026 /NEWS | |
parent | 0570e27b47ed2d2916a1f2fcee1b0e903916a820 (diff) |
Merge from ruby_1_8.
git-svn-id: svn+ssh://ci.ruby-lang.org/ruby/branches/ruby_1_8_7@16679 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e
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@@ -9,6 +9,25 @@ with all sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file. == Changes since the 1.8.6 release +=== Configuration changes + +* vendor_ruby directory + + A new library directory named `vendor_ruby' is introduced in + addition to `site_ruby'. The idea is to separate libraries + installed by the package system (`vendor') from manually (`site') + installed libraries preventing the former from getting overwritten + by the latter, while preserving the user option to override vendor + libraries with site libraries. (`site_ruby' takes precedence over + `vendor_ruby') + + If you are a package maintainer, make each library package configure + the library passing the `--vendor' option to `extconf.rb' so that + the library files will get installed under `vendor_ruby'. + + You can change the directory locations using configure options such + as `--with-sitedir=DIR' and `--with-vendordir=DIR'. + === Library updates (outstanding ones only) * new library |