1.2. Anatomy of the Ruby installation
Having Ruby installed on your system means having several disk directories’ worth of Ruby-language libraries and support files. Most of the time, Ruby knows how to find what it needs without being prompted. But knowing your way around the Ruby installation is part of a good Ruby grounding.
In addition to the Ruby installation directory tree, you may also have the Ruby source code tree on your machine; if not, you can download it from the Ruby homepage. The source code tree contains a lot of Ruby files that end up in the eventual installation and a lot of C-language files that get compiled into object files that are then installed. In addition, the source tree contains ...
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