On 28/05/08 at 15:33 -0000, Neil Wilson wrote: > OK. > > So patch to gem1.8 to call update-alternatives with a lowish priority > whenever it fiddles with '/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin'. > > Similarly to gem1.9. > > Now what about the corresponding apt-package. Let's say we have > 'mongrel' installed via gems with the alternatives system pointing > /usr/bin/mongrel_rails to the gem version. Then we install the apt > package and there is a name clash. If something has been packaged that > is also a ruby gem how do we do the naming for the binaries?
For each Debian package where a gem also exists, you would have to modify the Debian package to use the alternatives system. That clearly doesn't work. -- | Lucas Nussbaum | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/ | | jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG: 1024D/023B3F4F | -- Add rubygems bin to PATH https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/145267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
