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@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ +* What's Ruby + +Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and +easy object-oriented programming. It has many features to +process text files and to do system management tasks (as in +perl). It is simple, straight-forward, and extensible. + +* Features of Ruby + + + Simple Syntax + + *Normal* Object-Oriented features(ex. class, method calls) + + *Advanced* Object-Oriented features(ex. Mix-in, Singleton-method) + + Operator Overloading + + Exception Handling + + Iterators and Closures + + Garbage Collection + + Dynamic Loading of Object files(on some architecture) + + Highly Portable(works on many UNIX machines) + +* How to get Ruby + +The Ruby distribution can be found on + + ftp://ftp.netlab.co.jp/pub/lang/ruby/ + +* 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. + + 2. Edit defines.h if you need. Probably this step will not need. + + 3. Remove comment mark(#) before the module names from ext/Setup, if + you want to link modules statically. + + If you want to link all the extension modules, remove comment + mark from the line "#option nodynamic". + + 4. Run make. + + 5. Optionally, run 'make test' to check that the compiled Ruby + interpreter works well. If you see the message "test succeeded", + your Ruby works as it should (hopefully). + + 6. Run 'make install' + +If you fail to compile Ruby, please send the detailed error report with +the error log and machine/OS type, to help others. + +* Copying + +Ruby is copyrighted free software by Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@netlab.co.jp>. +You can redistribute it and/or modify it under either the terms of the GPL +(see COPYING file), or the conditions below: + + 1. You may make and give away verbatim copies of the source form of the + software without restriction, provided that you duplicate all of the + original copyright notices and associated disclaimers. + + 2. You may modify your copy of the software in any way, provided that + you do at least ONE of the following: + + a) place your modifications in the Public Domain or otherwise make them + Freely Available, such as by posting said modifications to Usenet + or an equivalent medium, or by allowing the author to include your + modifications in the software. + + b) use the modified software only within your corporation or organization. + + c) rename any non-standard executables so the names do not conflict + with standard executables, which must also be provided. + + d) make other distribution arrangements with the author. + + 3. You may distribute the software in object code or executable + form, provided that you do at least ONE of the following: + + a) distribute the executables and library files of the software, + together with instructions (in the manual page or equivalent) + on where to get the original distribution. + + b) accompany the distribution with the machine-readable source of + the software. + + c) give non-standard executables non-standard names, with + instructions on where to get the original software + distribution. + + d) make other distribution arrangements with the author. + + 4. You may modify and include the part of the software into any other + software (possibly commercial). But some files in the distribution + are not written by the author, so that they are not under this terms. + They are gc.c(partly), utils.c(partly), regex.[ch], fnmatch.[ch], + glob.c, st.[ch] and some files under the ./missing directory. See + each files for the copying condition. + + 5. The scripts and library files supplied as input to or produced as + output from the software do not automatically fall under the + copyright of the software, but belong to whomever generated them, + and may be sold commercially, and may be aggregated with this + software. + + 6. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR + IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED + WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR + PURPOSE. + +* Ruby home-page + +The URL of the Ruby home-page is: + + http://www.netlab.co.jp/ruby/ + +* The Author + +Feel free to send comments and bug reports to the author. Here is the +author's latest mail address: + + matz@netlab.co.jp + +------------------------------------------------------- +created at: Thu Aug 3 11:57:36 JST 1995 +Local variables: +mode: indented-text +end: |