From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2009-06-13T06:14:34+09:00
Subject: Re: ri for gems working?

On Jun 12, 2009, at 07:32, Tom Cloyd wrote:
> Matt Neuburg wrote:
>> James Herdman <james.herdman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Try running the command "gem server". This will start up a web  
>>> server that
>>> hosts all of your local RDocs.
>>
>> Wow! Why didn't someone tell me about this sooner!!!?????
>
> Precisely my reaction. I'll say it again: If you code up something  
> cool, then don't market it, what's the point? Saying - "go read the  
> code" doesn't cut it. Put a message somewhere in the  installation  
> output. In this - Eric H. - your wonderful Rubygems install/update  
> CLI output needs an addition, I'd say.


You mean where it moved from `gem_server` to `gem server`:

0.9.5: http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=23112

Or where there were bug fixes or new features:

1.0.0: http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=23113
1.1.1: http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=23525
1.2.0: http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=25353
1.3.3: http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=32072

I know this last one at least put the message in the installation  
output.

I also know that nobody reads it.

PS: It looks like gem_server has existed since the beginning of time, http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/94935 
  mentions "Serve gems via webrick or CGI".