Site-specific.rb?

Ruby
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I found a strange animal hiding in my Mac:

/opt/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/site-specific.rb

What is this mysterious beast?

–
Giles B.

Blog: http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com
Portfolio: http://www.gilesgoatboy.org
Tumblelog: http://giles.tumblr.com/

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Giles B. wrote:

I found a strange animal hiding in my Mac:

/opt/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/site-specific.rb

What is this mysterious beast?

after some brief googling, it appears to just be a patch for ruby 1.8.5,
regarding what? no idea, would have to look at the source code when i
get home tonight.

  • Mac
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Giles B. wrote:

I found a strange animal hiding in my Mac:

/opt/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/site-specific.rb

What is this mysterious beast?

What happens if you delete it?

:slight_smile:

–
James B.

“Discover the recipes you are using and abandon them.”

  • Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt, Oblique Strategies
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On 11/6/07, James B. [email protected] wrote:

Giles B. wrote:

I found a strange animal hiding in my Mac:

/opt/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/site-specific.rb

What is this mysterious beast?

What happens if you delete it?

:slight_smile:

What? Didn’t you read LOTR? Killing things to find out what they are
is not the path of wisdom, quoth Gandalf. I only want to know if I
should admire it close up, like a rose, or from far away, like a
tiger.

–
Giles B.

Blog: http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com
Portfolio: http://www.gilesgoatboy.org
Tumblelog: http://giles.tumblr.com/