# Setup.rb --prefix not working?

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 14, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setup-rb-prefix-not-working/54872 "2006-03-14T22:47:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setup-rb-prefix-not-working/54872/1 "2006-03-14T22:47:04Z")

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I’m trying to use setup.rb’s --prefix option, but it only seems to be  
copy the data/ file to the prefix location. Everything else is gogin to  
the ususual places. Below is the output I’m getting.

Thanks,  
T.

ruby setup.rb all --prefix=…/DISTRIBUTION/reap-4.3.1/debian  
—\> bin  
\<— bin  
—\> lib  
—\> lib/reap  
—\> lib/reap/bin  
\<— lib/reap/bin  
—\> lib/reap/task  
\<— lib/reap/task  
—\> lib/reap/interface  
\<— lib/reap/interface  
\<— lib/reap  
\<— lib  
—\> data  
—\> data/reap  
—\> data/reap/scaffold  
\<— data/reap/scaffold  
\<— data/reap  
\<— data  
—\> bin  
\<— bin  
—\> lib  
—\> lib/reap  
—\> lib/reap/bin  
\<— lib/reap/bin  
—\> lib/reap/task  
\<— lib/reap/task  
—\> lib/reap/interface  
\<— lib/reap/interface  
\<— lib/reap  
\<— lib  
—\> data  
—\> data/reap  
—\> data/reap/scaffold  
\<— data/reap/scaffold  
\<— data/reap  
\<— data  
rm -f InstalledFiles  
—\> bin  
mkdir -p  
/cab/Home/trans/my/code/RUBY/DISTRIBUTION/reap-4.3.1/debian/bin/  
install reap  
/cab/Home/trans/my/code/RUBY/DISTRIBUTION/reap-4.3.1/debian/bin/  
\<— bin  
—\> lib  
mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/  
—\> lib/reap  
mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap  
install projectinfo.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap  
install lint.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap  
install task.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap  
install reap.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap  
—\> lib/reap/bin  
mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/bin  
install reap.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/bin  
\<— lib/reap/bin  
—\> lib/reap/task  
mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/task  
install rdoc.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/task  
install release.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/task  
install announce.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/task  
install testext.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/task  
install install.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/task  
install test.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/task  
install webpublish.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/task  
install scaffold.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/task  
install noop.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/task  
install fileperm.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/task  
install package.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/task  
install info.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/task  
install publish.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/task  
\<— lib/reap/task  
—\> lib/reap/interface  
mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/interface  
install interface.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/interface  
install rubyforge.rb /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/reap/interface  
\<— lib/reap/interface  
\<— lib/reap  
\<— lib  
—\> data  
mkdir -p  
/cab/Home/trans/my/code/RUBY/DISTRIBUTION/reap-4.3.1/debian/share/  
—\> data/reap  
mkdir -p  
/cab/Home/trans/my/code/RUBY/DISTRIBUTION/reap-4.3.1/debian/share/reap  
—\> data/reap/scaffold  
mkdir -p  
/cab/Home/trans/my/code/RUBY/DISTRIBUTION/reap-4.3.1/debian/share/reap/scaffold  
install Todo  
/cab/Home/trans/my/code/RUBY/DISTRIBUTION/reap-4.3.1/debian/share/reap/scaffold  
install Rakefile  
/cab/Home/trans/my/code/RUBY/DISTRIBUTION/reap-4.3.1/debian/share/reap/scaffold  
install README  
/cab/Home/trans/my/code/RUBY/DISTRIBUTION/reap-4.3.1/debian/share/reap/scaffold  
install setup.rb  
/cab/Home/trans/my/code/RUBY/DISTRIBUTION/reap-4.3.1/debian/share/reap/scaffold  
install INSTALL  
/cab/Home/trans/my/code/RUBY/DISTRIBUTION/reap-4.3.1/debian/share/reap/scaffold  
install ChangeLog  
/cab/Home/trans/my/code/RUBY/DISTRIBUTION/reap-4.3.1/debian/share/reap/scaffold  
install COPYING  
/cab/Home/trans/my/code/RUBY/DISTRIBUTION/reap-4.3.1/debian/share/reap/scaffold  
install ProjectInfo  
/cab/Home/trans/my/code/RUBY/DISTRIBUTION/reap-4.3.1/debian/share/reap/scaffold  
\<— data/reap/scaffold  
\<— data/reap  
\<— data