This has been debated over and over again. /usr/local/bin was rejected because the packaging and filesystem policy clashes. I cannot offer any solution that would not raise all the objections from both sides.
BTW: would it be possible to solve the problem by instaling gems as is today and adding that directory to PATH the first time rubygems are installed? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/706603 Title: gem1.9.1 doens't install executables on PATH -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
