[Wtr-general] Best Combination of Ruby and Watir

[Jeff Fry]

On 6/14/07, Bret Pettichord <bret at pettichord.com> wrote:
>
> Željko Filipin wrote:
> > On 6/13/07, *Bret Pettichord* <bret at pettichord.com
> > <mailto:bret at pettichord.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     What happens if you don't use the "--include-dependencies" option?
> >
> >
> > It politely asks if I want to install dependencies. :)
> > Works fine that way. Thanks Bret.
> Since we are still supporting 1.8.2 (esp. for modal dialog support), we
> should document this somewhere.


OK, readme.rb seems to be a reasonable option, unless this needs more space
than we need there. Even then, perhaps the readme would point to a page on
the wiki.

Here's the current (relevant) text:

To Install Ruby:    http://ruby-lang.org
   Best is to use Ruby 1.8.2-14 or later.
   However, if you are using the Watir::IE#modal_dialog method, you must use
Ruby 1.8.2-14 and not a more recent version.
   Watir (in general) will not work with Ruby 1.8.1-13. (This version of
Ruby has a bad WIN32OLE library.)

To Install Watir:
   Best way to install is to use the gem.
   From your command line:
     > gem install win32-process --include-dependencies
     > gem install watir
   This will download and install watir, win32-process and all dependencies.

A few questions coming out of this conversation.

   1. When we say "if you are using the Watir::IE#modal_dialog method,
   you must use Ruby 1.8.2-14 and not a more recent version." Do we
   really mean 1.8.2-14? It sounds like 1.8.2-15 worked correctly with
   --include-dependencies. Can we safely just change references from
   1.8.2-14 to 1.8.2-15?
   2. If not, should we change the above to:

To Install Watir:
   Best way to install is to use the gem.
   From your command line:
     > gem install win32-process
   You will be prompted to install dependencies. Say yes.
     > gem install watir
   This will download and install watir, win32-process and all dependencies.

One more question: Do these instructions change in any way if you have a
previous version installed? If so, what should I know to add?

Thoughts?
Jeff

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