On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:48:38 +0100, daz <dooby / d10.karoo.co.uk> wrote: > It's so difficult to know what /finished/ software looks like :p :-) I agree.. but it should be closer than this. Perhaps it is just too many assumptions in the installer package, and once I figure out what needs fixing up, all will be well. Your explanation is detailed and helpful - here is what I found:- C:\DOCUME~1\Graham>set rubyopt RUBYOPT=rubygems rubygems I'm not sure what it should say - should rubygems be duplicated? > So, when you run your one-line hello script with: > ruby -rdebug hello.rb > > - do you get an error or does the debugger start/continue OK ? C:\DOCUME~1\Graham>ruby -rdebug hello.rb Debug.rb Emacs support available. g:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/ubygems.rb:4:require 'rubygems' Which is exactly like RDE Perhaps my problem is a conceptual one. I don't WANT to step through / see all the required libraries.. I want to debug _my_ program > > If an error, which directory(s) contain debug.rb and debug2.rb > - debug2.rb is a slightly modified version for RDE. > > Did you use the RDE installer(.exe) or the .zip file ? EXE > > Did you install any of the RDE 1.0.0 beta releases > before the final ? Yes - 0.94 (I think) - but I was sure I had un-installed it first. perhaps the beta didn't uninstall correctly? (I've subsequently moved Ruby to a different drive which would change old paths - might this be an issue?) Thanks for helping Graham