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#
# The form '.' method matches either class or instance methods, while
# #method matches only instance and ::method matches only class methods.
+#
+#
+# == 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.
+#
+# <em>If you installed Ruby from source files</em> (that is, if it some point
+# you typed 'make' during the process :), you can install the RDoc
+# documentation 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
+# <tt>/usr/local</tt>.
+#
+# <em>If you installed Ruby from a binary distribution</em> (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.
+#
+
require 'rdoc/ri/ri_driver'