NAME
Alien::Ruby - Find or install Ruby
SYNOPSIS
use Alien::Ruby;
use Env qw( @PATH );
unshift @PATH, Alien::Ruby->bin_dir;
system(q(ruby -e 'puts "Hello from Ruby!"'));
system('gem install pry');
DESCRIPTION
This distribution provides the Ruby programming language so that it can be used by other Perl distributions. It does this by first trying to detect an existing install of Ruby on your system. If found it will use that. If it cannot be found, the Ruby source code will be downloaded from the internet and it will be compiled and installed to a private share location for the use of other Perl modules.
GEM
Because RubyGems is included with Ruby, and the gem executable is installed into the same directory as the <ruby> executable, you can use Alien::Ruby as if it were Alien::Gem.
Please be mindful of the $ENV{GEM_HOME} and $ENV{GEM_PATH} environment variables. These variables will change the default locations where Gem's can be found, and where Gem's will be installed.
SPECIFY RUBY VERSION
To specify the version of Ruby you want, set the ALIEN_RUBY_VERSION environment variable before installing Alien::Ruby:
$ ALIEN_RUBY_VERSION=2.7.7 cpanm Alien::RubyThe minimum supported Ruby version is 2.1.0.
WINDOWS
Windows is not currently supported. Patches welcome.
SEE ALSO
- Alien
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Documentation on the Alien concept itself.
- Alien::Base
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The base class for this Alien.
- Alien::Build::Manual::AlienUser
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Detailed manual for users of Alien classes.
AUTHOR
Nicholas Hubbard <nicholashubbard@posteo.net>
CONTRIBUTORS
William N. Braswell, Jr.
Zakariyya Mughal