Dave wrote: >aschneiderman / my-deja.com writes: > > Thanks very much for this information; this is just what I was looking > > for. If this doesn't make its way into the FAQ (or into whatever David > > Thomas hinted was going to be announced) very soon, I'd be happy help > > whoever maintains the FAQ put it in. > I'll take you up on that. If you can send me plain text, I'll massage > it into SGML. Many thanks. This is my quick-and-dirty addition. Given that you're going to create an InstallShield version of the Win binaries, I think the only thing you need to add to the FAQ is the following: --------------------------------------------------------- Q: what is the difference between the rbdj and rbwc versions of Ruby? A: The rbdj version is a stand-alone version of the Windows binary of Ruby. It uses the DJ Delorie tools. The rbcw version is a Windows binary of Ruby that requires the cygwin library, a Windows port of the popular Unix GNU development tools and utilities. Most programmers will want to use the rbcw version of Ruby. To use the rbcw version, you will need to install the cygwin library separately. For more information about cygwin, see http://www.cygwin.com/. Once you have installed cygwin on your computer, copy cygwin1.dll to your Windows\System32 folder. The cygwin1.dll should be located in the bin subdirectory of your copy of cygwin. --------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Once the InstallShield version is ready, the last paragraph will need to be changed. Does the FAQ need to say anything else? For ex, is it fair to call rdbj a "stripped-down" version of Ruby? Any thoughts on a better way of phrasing this? This is my first attempt at adding something to an FAQ, so any help/kibbitzing would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Anders Schneiderman The National Journal Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.