From: Alex Fenton <aff28@...>
Date: 2008-08-07T19:13:18+09:00
Subject: Re: State of Ruby 1.8.6?

Jeff wrote:

> Last I heard 1.8.6-p230 was still buggy and not recommended for use.
> We're on 1.8.5 (RHEL) and we want to upgrade to 1.8.6 (or higher) but
> I'm unsure of what to do next.

You might also find this post on ruby-core helpful; it describes how 
different distros have adapted to 1.8.6/1.8.7:

http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/157392#695504

Sorry if my previous reply seemed splenetic... I do appreciate the work 
of the core team etc

alex