From: Matthew Kerwin Date: 2015-11-23T09:12:34+10:00 Subject: [ruby-core:71634] Re: [Ruby trunk - Feature #11731] Make ruby gem install to user-directory by default --001a113a2610697d0a0525293ebe Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 23 November 2015 at 08:56, wrote: > Issue #11731 has been updated by Alexander von Gluck. > > > yeah, the large number of workarounds show this is a pretty default > workflow for people. Thus raises the question on why it isn't the default > behavior. > > =E2=80=8BOpinion, not fact: is it not the case that most folk who develop independently usually do so where they either a) use rbenv or b) own the machine and can `sudo` safely? And by contrast, the people who can't do that are usually in corporate environments where site-wide installation makes most sense? Note that rbenv isn't just a workaround for this, it also allows independent installation of entire Ruby environments, including core/stdlib, parser, etc. So I don't know that we can say that there's necessarily a large number of workarounds just for local gems. --=20 Matthew Kerwin http://matthew.kerwin.net.au/ --001a113a2610697d0a0525293ebe Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On 23 November 2015 at 08:56, <kallisti5@unixzen.com>= wrote:
Issue #11731 has been updated by Alexander von Gluc= k.


yeah, the large number of workarounds show this is a pretty default workflo= w for people. Thus raises the question on why it isn't the default beha= vior.

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=E2=80=8BOpinion, not fact: is it not the case that most = folk who develop independently usually do so where they either a) use rbenv= or b) own the machine and can `sudo` safely? And by contrast, the people w= ho can't do that are usually in corporate environments where site-wide = installation makes most sense?

Note that r= benv isn't just a workaround for this, it also allows independent insta= llation of entire Ruby environments, including core/stdlib, parser, etc. So= I don't know that we can say that there's necessarily a large numb= er of workarounds just for local gems.

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=C2=A0 Matthew Kerwin
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