> > #!/bin/sh > > export RUBYOPT=rubygems > > exec /etc/alternatives/ruby1.8 "$@" > > Do you really want to quote the argument list? >
I got that directly from the debian policy manual example. I didn't do it for any real reason. I'm not scripter, so I'm unaware of how this would impact stuff. > I'd suggest putting your wrapper into > /usr/local/bin/, or somewhere other than /usr/bin/, so that it doesn't > risk colliding with packaged software. I have a /usr/bin/ruby1.8 > on my system, and it's clearly not your wrapper. Or maybe I'm just > misunderstanding something... > I did install ruby1.8 with apt, and it put the ruby1.8 binary in that location. The wrapper, as I said, is suggested by the debian policy manual as the way to set a environment variable that you want set for that application.
