From: "trans.  (T. Onoma)" <transami@...>
Date: 2004-10-09T14:11:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Definitive method for managing ruby installations

On Saturday 09 October 2004 12:54 am, Carl Youngblood wrote:
| It seems like most ruby programmers build and install ruby from
| source.  At least that is what I gather from previous comments made on
| the list.  I'm wondering what the best way of keeping one's ruby
| installation up-to-date is, considering that with each new stable
| release one would have to reinstall all add-ons.  Granted, the new
| package management utilities like rpa and gems seem to have alleviated
| this problem somewhat, but it still seems like there should be a more
| automated way to upgrade one's installation without having to remember
| everything that was installed before.  What do you guys do?
|
| Thanks,
| Carl

Might Ruby itself be a Gem one day?

T.