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@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ The Ruby distribution can be found on:
You can get it by anonymous CVS. How to check out is:
- $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.netlab.co.jp:/home/cvs login
- (Logging in to anonymous@cvs.netlab.co.jp)
- CVS password: guest
- $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.netlab.co.jp:/home/cvs checkout ruby
+ $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.ruby-lang.org:/src login
+ (Logging in to anonymous@cvs.ruby-lang.org)
+ CVS password: anonymous
+ $ cvs -z4 -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.ruby-lang.org:/src checkout ruby
* Mailing list
@@ -40,17 +40,20 @@ To subscribe this list, please send the following phrase
e.g.
subscribe Joseph Smith
-in the mail body (not subject) to the address <ruby-talk-ctl@netlab.co.jp>.
+in the mail body (not subject) to the address <ruby-talk-ctl@ruby-lang.org>.
* How to compile and install
This is what you need to do to compile and install Ruby:
- 1. Run ./configure, which will generate config.h and Makefile.
+ 1. If ./configure does not exist or is older than configure.in,
+ run autoconf to (re)generate configure.
- 2. Edit defines.h if you need. Probably this step will not need.
+ 2. Run ./configure, which will generate config.h and Makefile.
- 3. Remove comment mark(#) before the module names from ext/Setup (or
+ 3. Edit defines.h if you need. Probably this step will not need.
+
+ 4. Remove comment mark(#) before the module names from ext/Setup (or
add module names if not present), if you want to link modules
statically.
@@ -59,13 +62,13 @@ This is what you need to do to compile and install Ruby:
remove comment mark from the line "#option nodynamic" in
ext/Setup.
- 4. Run make.
+ 5. Run make.
- 5. Optionally, run 'make test' to check whether the compiled Ruby
+ 6. Optionally, run 'make test' to check whether the compiled Ruby
interpreter works well. If you see the message "test succeeded",
your ruby works as it should (hopefully).
- 6. Run 'make install'
+ 7. Run 'make install'
You may have to be a super user to install ruby.