From: Aaron Kulbe <akulbe@...>
Date: 2007-05-12T02:57:23+09:00
Subject: Re: ANN: RubyGems 0.9.3 Released

On 5/11/07, Jim Weirich <jim@weirichhouse.org> wrote:
> = Announce: RubyGems Release 0.9.3
>
> Release 0.9.3 is a maintenance release of RubyGems that fixes a problem
> with ZLib on Windows playforms.
>
> If you are experiencing "Buffer Error" problems with RubyGems, we
> recommend upgrading to RubyGems 0.9.3.
>
> Bug Fixes Include:
>
> The ZLib library on Windows will occasionally complains about a buffer
> error when unpacking gems.  The Gems software has a workaround for
> that problem, but the workaround was only enabled for versions of ZLib
> 1.2.1 or earlier.  We have received several reports of the error
> occuring with ZLib 1.2.3, so we have permanently enabled the work
> around on all versions.
>
> == What is RubyGems?
>
> RubyGems is a package management system for Ruby applications and
> libraries.  RubyGems one command download makes installing Ruby
> software fun and enjoyable again. (Ok, not really.)
>
> Many gems are available for download from the RubyForge site.  Browse
> the list of gems with a "gem list --remote" command and download what
> you need with a simple "gem install <name-of-gem>".  RubyGems takes
> care of the details of installing, not only the gem you requested, but
> also any gems needed by the software you selected.
>
> == How can I get RubyGems?
>
> If you have a recent version of RubyGems (0.8.5 or later), then all
> you need to do is:
>
>   $ gem update --system   (you might need to be admin/root)
>
> (Note: You may have to run the command twice if you have any previosly
> installed rubygems-update gems).
>
> If you have an older version of RubyGems installed, then you can still
> do it in two steps:
>
>   $ gem install rubygems-update  (again, might need to be admin/root)
>   $ update_rubygems              (... here too)
>
> If you don't have any gems install, there is still the pre-gem
> approach to getting software ... doing it manually:
>
> 1. DOWNLOAD FROM: http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126
> 2. UNPACK INTO A DIRECTORY AND CD THERE
> 3. INSTALL WITH:  ruby setup.rb all  (you may need admin/root privilege)
>
> == What's Next
>
> The next big thing on the plate is to integrate the local/remote gem
> logic and make the whole thing more consistent.
>
> == Thanks
>
> Major contributors to this release include:
>
> * Jamis Buck (for discovering the ZLib problem).
>
> Keep those gems coming!
>
> -- Jim & Chad (for the RubyGems team)
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>

Has the "clean" option, which would remove all the outdated versions,
been removed with 0.9.3?

It doesn't show up in 'gem help commands'

If this is, in fact, the case - and it has been removed.... how does
one perform the same action of removing all the outdated gems from the
tree?