[Wtr-general] The Watir Installer

[Zeljko Filipin]

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On 4/29/06, Bret Pettichord <bret at pettichord.com> wrote:> This is a proposal for packaging Watir 1.5.>> Watir will be distributed as two files.> 1. watir-1.5.0.gem - A gem that can be downloaded and installed locally or> remotely installed over the internet (as always).>  2. watir-bonus.zip - A zip file containing the user guide, the examples,> and notes on where to find the unit tests and API docs (which are already in> the gem).>> The gem would be required on any machine running Watir tests. The bonus zip> would be recommend for any users learning Watir.>> Specifically, i am proposing that we stop distributing the one-click> installer. Why?> - The one-click installer installs the watir library and other files in> different locations than the gem. This can lead to confusion.> - The gem is becoming the standard method of installing Ruby libraries.> - The one-click installer could be updated to make it more consistent with> the gem, but no one has signed up to do this.> - It is simpler to just have one method of installing Watir.>> I've discussed this off line with several people, but feel like this is> something that requires official community review.>> Please vote on this proposal.>> Bret>> _______________________________________________> Wtr-general mailing list> Wtr-general at rubyforge.org> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general>>

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