I am running Ruby 1.8.1 on CentOS release 4.8(Final)..
I have compiled the Ruby and my 'make test' command gives me test
succeeded.
Can I run a small ruby code without installing ruby.If so,how to do..
I tried to run a small program but when trying to run it as
--ruby calc.rb >>>It shows command not found.
try building the ruby source this way so it builds and installs under
your home folder, you can later just delete this folder without worry
cd ~
mkdir -p ruby/local/
now cd into the source folder where you extracted the ruby source
NOTE: the use of tilda ~ in the path below, you want to install it
under your home folder ~/ruby/local/
/configure --prefix=~/ruby/local
make
make test
make install
export $PATH=~/ruby/local:$PATH
now test if you can run ruby with:
ruby -v
the export command will only be good for the current session, if you
want to make it permanent, save it to you bash start up file
nano ~/.bashrc
add the line at the bottom of your file
$PATH=~/ruby/local:$PATH
save and exit the file
btw, i am assuming you're using the bash shell. if you still don't
know what to do ask your sysadmin for help at school
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