From: James Britt <jamesUNDERBARb@...>
Date: 2004-12-17T10:34:08+09:00
Subject: gem update behavior (Re: [ANN] Rails 0.9: Fast development, breakpoints, validations...)

David Heinemeier Hansson wrote:
> ...
> As also, the easiest way to upgrade the software is: "gem update"


Running gem update will update *all* installed gems.

If any gem (not just a rails gem) has an API change, then you'll have to 
go change your code to either use the new API or to request a specific 
gem version.  Probably better to update gems on purpose, when you have 
some idea what to expect, rather than doing a bulk update on every gem 
just to get a few specific items.

Running
   gem install rails

should update all rails-related gems without affecting any other gems, 
which is a safer, more responsible, suggestion on how to upgrade rails.



Thanks,


James