README in setup-4.0.0 vs README in setup-4.1.0
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+ new
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= Setup
http://setup.rubyforge.org
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== Introduction
Every Rubyist is aware of Minero Aoki's ever useful
setup.rb script. It's how most of us used to install
our ruby programs before RubyGems came along.And it's
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Setup converts setup.rb into a stand-alone application.
No longer will you need distribute setup.rb with you
Ruby packages. Just instruct your users to use Setup.
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== Important
There a couple very important difference between the old
3.4.1 verison of the setup.rb script and version 4.0.0
of the independent application.
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$ gem install setup
To install Setup manually you need to "boot-strap" it.
This is done for you, by running the following:
- $ script/install
+ $ task/install
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== Usage
-Please see the documentation in doc/manual.
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-To use setup.rb a project must conform to the setup.rb
+To use setup.rb, a project must conform to the setup.rb
standard layout.
+Please see the documentation in doc/book. Note that
+the documentation is slightly out of sync with the
+latest release.
+
Usage is as simple as:
$ setup.rb config
$ setup.rb setup
$ setup.rb install
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If you later decide you want to remove the program.
$ setup.rb uninstall
-Note that uninstall is made possible by the .installedfiles
+Note that uninstall is made possible by the 'installedfiles'
file that is generated by the install process. If that file
is deleted than you will not be able to uninstall. (You can
get around this be reinstalling first though).
You can clean up any setup products with:
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Not that this last command will remove the .installedfiles
file!
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== To Do
-* Maybe protect .installedfiles from removal, even on distclean.
+* Maybe protect 'installedfiles' from removal, even on distclean.
* Separate compiling code into separate class.
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== License
Copyright (c) 2002,2005 Minero Aoki
Copyright (c) 2008 TigerOps & Thomas Sawyer
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Minero Aoki
aamine@loveruby.net
http://i.loveruby.net
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