From: Clem Rock Date: 2007-08-14T02:13:17+09:00 Subject: Re: Upgrading from 1.8.2 to 1.8.5 I should have mentioned that I was on Mac Os 10.4 Thanks for your help Jano Svitok wrote: > On 8/13/07, Clem Rock wrote: >> Clem > It depends partially on your platform. On windows just run the new > installer (but see next paragraph). On debian/ubuntu I guess it's just > "sudo apt-get install ruby" (and all other packages). > > If you're on windows I advise you to backup your c:\ruby directory -- > you'll be able to go back to 1.8.2 in case of trouble. (Renaming to > something else is enough.) > > You'll have to reinstall all gems (well, more exactly, only the > compiled ones) you have installed (and still need). On windows, you'll > find your gems in C:\ruby\lib\ruby\gems\1.8\cache. For the record, use > "gem list" to list installed gems. The same applies for all binary > extensions. > > There are some language changes that might affect you, but I don't > remember them. > > J. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.