From: "NARUSE, Yui" <naruse@...>
Date: 2010-09-09T14:24:44+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:32219] Re: Can we convert the standard library to gems?

2010/9/9 Aaron Patterson <aaron@tenderlovemaking.com>:
> On Thu, Sep 09, 2010 at 12:45:50PM +0900, Yusuke ENDOH wrote:
>> >> �cons:
>> >> � 1) disadvantage for the core team: developping style will get
>> >> � � �complex. �The core team must care multiple entities: Ruby
>> >> � � �package and stdlib gems.
>> >
>> > I don't think this con is true. �Development of these gems could stay in
>> > the Ruby svn repository. �There is no reason to keep them in separate
>> > repositories. �Gem releases could be made from the Ruby source itself.
>> > Gem releases would only happen with the ruby-core member in charge of
>> > that stdlib gem deems appropriate.
>>
>> I agree. �Almost all developers will not be affected by this change,
>> except release managers :-)
>
> How would release managers be affected? �If I only use ruby svn for
> managing my "stdlib-gem", ruby svn *always* has the most up-to-date
> version of the code, �chkbuild will always run my tests, life would
> continue the same (I think).

We have a solution named "default gems".
rake, rdoc and minigest.
(but I don't know details)

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