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@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ This means that Vim will search for the Ruby DLL file or shared library only
when needed. When you don't use the Ruby interface you don't need it, thus
you can use Vim even though this library file is not on your system.
+
MS-Windows ~
You need to install the right version of Ruby for this to work. You can find
@@ -207,7 +208,8 @@ http://www.garbagecollect.jp/ruby/mswin32/en/download/release.html
Currently that is ruby-1.9.1-p429-i386-mswin32.zip
To use the Ruby interface the Ruby DLL must be in your search path. In a
-console window type "path" to see what directories are used.
+console window type "path" to see what directories are used. The 'rubydll'
+option can be also used to specify the Ruby DLL.
The name of the DLL must match the Ruby version Vim was compiled with.
Currently the name is "msvcrt-ruby191.dll". That is for Ruby 1.9.1. To know
@@ -218,6 +220,7 @@ and comment-out the check for _MSC_VER.
You may also need to rename the include directory name to match the version,
strangely for Ruby 1.9.3 the directory is called 1.9.1.
+
Unix ~
The 'rubydll' option can be used to specify the Ruby shared library file