From: Thomas Preymesser <thopre@...>
Date: 2009-08-30T03:02:40+09:00
Subject: Re: Updating gems for ruby 1.9

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2009/8/29 Space Ship Traveller <space.ship.traveller@gmail.com>

> Hi,
>
> This might have been discussed somewhere else already, if this is the case,
> I apologize.
>
> I publish a significant number of gems. These were all designed for Ruby
> 1.8. Apart from syntax and functional changes, how to I ensure that it is
> possible to use these gems with Ruby 1.9?
>

you don't have to do anything special. If your gems (and all dependent gems)
work with ruby 1.9 everything is fine.


>
> I haven't really used Ruby 1.9 much, but when I install a gem, it seems
> like it is installed for a particular version of Ruby.. on my Mac:
>
>        /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8
>

>
> Does this mean that the gem command that you use will determine where the
> gems are installed?


yes. rubygems use different places to store the gems - depending on your
Ruby version.


> Is there a different gem command for 1.8 and for 1.9?
>

no.

-Thomas

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