From: Neil Wilson <aldursys@...>
Date: 2008-06-26T16:57:52+09:00
Subject: Re: RubyGems 1.2.0

On Jun 24, 8:25 pm, Roger Pack <rogerpack2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It appears I am destined for poor luck with this upgrade.
> Tried it in a fresh ubuntu install
>
> sudo apt-get install ruby rubygems
> # worked
>
> sudo gem update --system
> # said it worked
>
> Now I get the infamous
> /usr/bin/gem:23: uninitialized constant Gem::GemRunner (NameError)
>
> Ahh well.  Back to installing from scratch.

I've kicked off a couple of groups on Launchpad to deal with the
problem of Ruby backports and Ruby packaging in general on Ubuntu.

https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-ruby-backports
https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-ruby

The package archives of those groups contain a backport of 1.1.1
rubygems and Phusion passenger.

If you can help with testing the packages, or better still help us
write stuff then we can get to the nirvana where 'apt' and 'gem' play
nicely together that much sooner.

Neil Wilson
Brightbox
www.brightbox.co.uk