# Site-specific.rb?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/site-specific-rb/119458>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 7, 2007, 4:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/site-specific-rb/119458 "2007-11-07T04:31:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Giles_B)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 4:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/site-specific-rb/119458/1 "2007-11-07T04:31:34Z")

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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](http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com)  
Portfolio: [http://www.gilesgoatboy.org](http://www.gilesgoatboy.org)  
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**Author:** ![Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Giles_B)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 5:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/site-specific-rb/119458/2 "2007-11-07T05:05:13Z")

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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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**Author:** ![Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Giles_B)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 5:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/site-specific-rb/119458/3 "2007-11-07T05:34:06Z")

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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?

🙂

–  
James B.

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

- Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt, Oblique Strategies

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**Author:** ![Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Giles_B)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/site-specific-rb/119458/4 "2007-11-08T05:19:58Z")

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On 11/6/07, James B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) 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?
> 
> 🙂

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](http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com)  
Portfolio: [http://www.gilesgoatboy.org](http://www.gilesgoatboy.org)  
Tumblelog: [http://giles.tumblr.com/](http://giles.tumblr.com/)