From: Chad Fowler <chadfowler@...>
Date: 2004-10-09T19:43:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Definitive method for managing ruby installations

On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 17:19:41 +0900, Mathieu Blondel
<matt@enlevemoica.ffworld.com> wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> 
> I have a question about rpa-base and gems. What's the difference between
> the two ? Can't there exist conflicts if we use the two ?
> 

There are a lot of differences between the two under the covers, but
they attempt to essentially do the same thing.  You can find more of a
discussion in the ruby-talk archives.

They can coexist peacefully.

Chad