NAME¶
ruby-build - compile and install Rubies
SYNOPSIS¶
ruby-build [
-v|
--verbose] [
-k|
--keep]
definition prefix
ruby-build --definitions
ruby-build --version
ruby-build [
-h|
--help]
rbenv install [
-k|
--keep]
definition
DESCRIPTION¶
ruby-build provides a simple way to compile and install different
versions of Ruby on UNIX-like systems.
ruby-build downloads, builds and installs the Ruby version specified in a
definition into a
prefix directory. Definitions can be chosen
from the list of installed definitions or by specifying a file path for a
definition.
rbenv(1) users can also use the provided
rbenv install command, which
installs Rubies into the
rbenv directory.
OPTIONS¶
- --definitions
- List available definitions.
- -k, --keep
- Don´t delete source code after installation.
- -v, --verbose
- Display compiler messages on standard output.
- --version
- Show ruby-build version and exit.
- -h, --help
- Show usage information and exit.
EXAMPLES¶
Install Ruby 1.9.3 (MRI, patch level 0) to
~/rubies/mri-1.9.3
-
-
$ ruby-build 1.9.3-p0 ~/rubies/mri-1.9.3
-
Install Ruby Enterprise Edition 1.8.7 (patch level 2011.03) for
rbenv(1):
-
-
$ rbenv install ree-1.8.7-2011.03
-
Install Ruby from a custom definition into
~/your-ruby:
-
-
$ rbenv install /path/to/your/own/ruby/definition ~/your-ruby
-
ENVIRONMENT¶
- CC
- Sets the path to the C compiler.
- CONFIGURE_OPTS
- Options that are passed to configure when building a
Ruby.
- MAKE_OPTS
- Options that are passed to make when building a Ruby.
- MAKEOPTS
- Used instead of MAKE_OPTS when MAKE_OPTS is
not defined.
- TMPDIR
- Sets the location where ruby-build stores temporary
files.
- RUBY_BUILD_BUILD_PATH
- Sets the location in which sources are downloaded and
built.
AUTHORS¶
ruby-build is developed by Sam Stephenson <
sam@37signals.com>.
This man page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution by Sebastian
Boehm <
sebastian@sometimesfood.org> but may be used by others.
SEE ALSO¶
rbenv(1)
