how to install ruby in home folder ?.

[Pokkai Dokkai]

I don't have root access
Is there any idea to install ruby in home folder(/home/username/) only ?

 

[John Joyce]

I don't have root access
Is there any idea to install ruby in home folder(/home/username/)
only ?

Yes, there is.
Google this: install Ruby Dreamhost

Dreamhost users often have to do just this in order to have the
latest Ruby and/or Gems.
If you have shell access via ssh and compiler.
wget, curl, ftp, or svn are also very helpful.

Do be aware though, on any account like this, where you don't have
higher level control, compiling or installing might fail if they have
a administrative daemon process that goes around killing long-running
or CPU intensive user processes.
Should be Ok though...
But don't be surprised, it might run a bit slower if it is a shared
host...

 

[M. Edward (Ed) Borasky]

I don't have root access
Is there any idea to install ruby in home folder(/home/username/) only ?

Assuming you've got all the GNU tools:

1. Download the source tarball and unpack it.
2. Create a folder "/home/username/ruby
3. Go into the directory that came from the unpacked tarball and type

$ autoconf
$ ./configure --prefix=/home/username/ruby
$ make
$ make install

4. Add "/home/username/ruby/bin" to the front of your path. Type

$ export PATH=/home/username/ruby/bin:$PATH
$ which ruby

You should see "/home/username/ruby/bin/ruby".

 

[Pokkai Dokkai]

$ autoconf
$ ./configure --prefix=/home/username/ruby
$ make
$ make install

when i execute "./configure --prefix=/home/username/ruby"

checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name...
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

what to do ?

 

[M. Edward (Ed) Borasky]

when i execute "./configure --prefix=/home/username/ruby"

checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name...
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

what to do ?

There will be a file named "config.log" in the source directory. It will
tell you what went wrong. If it isn't obvious to you, post it here and
we'll have a look at it. What flavor of Linux are you running, and if
it's one of those "user friendly" ones like Fedora, have you installed
all the "development tools?"

 

[Pokkai Dokkai]

There will be a file named "config.log" in the source directory. It will
tell you what went wrong. If it isn't obvious to you, post it here and
we'll have a look at it. What flavor of Linux are you running, and if
it's one of those "user friendly" ones like Fedora, have you installed
all the "development tools?"

thanks for your reply.

i am using linux ubuntu 7.04.
how to install all "development tools"? (without root permission)
actually i am a student and working in a Linux Server ,i don't have
"root" access

this is my "config.log" file contents in
"/home/username/packages/ruby-1.8.6"
================================================================================
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61. Invocation command line was

$ ./configure --prefix=/home/thani/ruby

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = sumi-desktop
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.20-15-generic
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 07:36:31 UTC 2007

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X = unknown

/bin/arch = i686
/usr/bin/arch -k = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo = unknown
/bin/machine = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel = unknown
/bin/universe = unknown

PATH: /home/thani/packages/jruby/bin
PATH: /home/thani/packages/jdk1.6.0/bin
PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/games


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1892: checking build system type
configure:1910: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:1932: checking host system type
configure:1947: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:1969: checking target system type
configure:1984: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:2245: checking for gcc
configure:2261: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:2272: result: gcc
configure:2510: checking for C compiler version
configure:2517: gcc --version >&5
gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4)
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.

configure:2520: $? = 0
configure:2527: gcc -v >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i486-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v
--enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --prefix=/usr
--enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib
--without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls
--program-suffix=-4.1 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu
--enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-mpfr --enable-checking=release
i486-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.1.2 (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4)
configure:2530: $? = 0
configure:2537: gcc -V >&5
gcc: '-V' option must have argument
configure:2540: $? = 1
configure:2563: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:2590: gcc conftest.c >&5
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:2593: $? = 1
configure:2631: result:
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define USE_BUILTIN_FRAME_ADDRESS 1
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:2638: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_build=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
ac_cv_env_CC_set=
ac_cv_env_CC_value=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CPP_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_set=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_value=
ac_cv_env_YACC_set=
ac_cv_env_YACC_value=
ac_cv_env_YFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_YFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_host=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc
ac_cv_target=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

ALLOCA=''
AR=''
ARCHFILE=''
ARCH_FLAG=''
AS=''
ASFLAGS=''
CC='gcc'
CCDLFLAGS=''
CFLAGS=''
COMMON_HEADERS=''
COMMON_LIBS=''
COMMON_MACROS=''
CP=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CPPOUTFILE=''
DEFS=''
DLDFLAGS=''
DLDLIBS=''
DLEXT2=''
DLEXT=''
DLLWRAP=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
ENABLE_SHARED=''
EXEEXT=''
EXPORT_PREFIX=''
EXTOUT=''
EXTSTATIC=''
GNU_LD=''
GREP=''
INSTALL_DATA=''
INSTALL_PROGRAM=''
INSTALL_SCRIPT=''
LDFLAGS=''
LDSHARED=''
LIBEXT=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBPATHENV=''
LIBPATHFLAG=''
LIBRUBY=''
LIBRUBYARG=''
LIBRUBYARG_SHARED=''
LIBRUBYARG_STATIC=''
LIBRUBY_A=''
LIBRUBY_ALIASES=''
LIBRUBY_DLDFLAGS=''
LIBRUBY_LDSHARED=''
LIBRUBY_SO=''
LIBS=''
LINK_SO=''
LN_S=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAINLIBS=''
MAJOR='1'
MAKEDIRS=''
MAKEFILES=''
MANTYPE=''
MINIOBJS=''
MINIRUBY=''
MINOR='8'
NM=''
NROFF=''
OBJDUMP=''
OBJEXT=''
OUTFLAG=''
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PREP=''
RANLIB=''
RDOCTARGET=''
RM=''
RPATHFLAG=''
RUBYW_INSTALL_NAME=''
RUBY_INSTALL_NAME=''
RUBY_SO_NAME=''
RUNRUBY=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/bash'
SOLIBS=''
STATIC=''
STRIP=''
TEENY='6'
TRY_LINK=''
WINDRES=''
XCFLAGS=''
XLDFLAGS=''
YACC=''
YFLAGS=''
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
arch=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='i686'
build_os='linux-gnulibc1'
build_vendor='pc'
configure_args=''
datadir='${datarootdir}'
datarootdir='${prefix}/share'
docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE}'
dvidir='${docdir}'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
host_alias=''
host_cpu='i686'
host_os='linux-gnulibc1'
host_vendor='pc'
htmldir='${docdir}'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${datarootdir}/info'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${datarootdir}/man'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
pdfdir='${docdir}'
prefix='/home/thani/ruby'
program_transform_name='s&^&&'
psdir='${docdir}'
rubyw_install_name=''
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
setup=''
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sitearch=''
sitedir=''
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
target_alias=''
target_cpu='i686'
target_os='linux-libc1'
target_vendor='pc'

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define USE_BUILTIN_FRAME_ADDRESS 1

configure: exit 77
================================================================================

 

[M. Edward (Ed) Borasky]

thanks for your reply.

i am using linux ubuntu 7.04.
how to install all "development tools"? (without root permission)
actually i am a student and working in a Linux Server ,i don't have
"root" access

You will need to convince your system administrators to help you. See below.

this is my "config.log" file contents in
"/home/username/packages/ruby-1.8.6"
================================================================================
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61. Invocation command line was

$ ./configure --prefix=/home/thani/ruby

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = sumi-desktop
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.20-15-generic
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 07:36:31 UTC 2007

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X = unknown

/bin/arch = i686
/usr/bin/arch -k = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo = unknown
/bin/machine = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel = unknown
/bin/universe = unknown

PATH: /home/thani/packages/jruby/bin
PATH: /home/thani/packages/jdk1.6.0/bin
PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/games


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1892: checking build system type
configure:1910: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:1932: checking host system type
configure:1947: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:1969: checking target system type
configure:1984: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:2245: checking for gcc
configure:2261: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:2272: result: gcc
configure:2510: checking for C compiler version
configure:2517: gcc --version >&5
gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4)
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.

configure:2520: $? = 0
configure:2527: gcc -v >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i486-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v
--enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --prefix=/usr
--enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib
--without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls
--program-suffix=-4.1 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu
--enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-mpfr --enable-checking=release
i486-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.1.2 (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4)
configure:2530: $? = 0
configure:2537: gcc -V >&5
gcc: '-V' option must have argument
configure:2540: $? = 1
configure:2563: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:2590: gcc conftest.c >&5
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

The compiler and loader "gcc" and "ld" appear to be installed and
operating, but "crt1.o" is missing. This is a run time library. It
*should* be on the system. You will need to have the system
administrators help you.

 

[Pokkai Dokkai]

The compiler and loader "gcc" and "ld" appear to be installed and
operating, but "crt1.o" is missing. This is a run time library. It
*should* be on the system. You will need to have the system
administrators help you.

first of all thanks to you
now i installed ruby-1.8.6
now everything is fine to me

how to install ri and rdoc ?