From: Quintus <sutniuq@...>
Date: 2010-10-17T16:28:58+09:00
Subject: Re: releasing beta version of gem (naming question)

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Am 17.10.2010 08:44, schrieb Rahul Kumar:
> I have a stable release of a gem mygem V1.1.x.
> I have a new beta-ish version 1.2.0. I'd like to release a gem for 1.2,
> however, i don't want it to become the default download until i believe
> its stable.
> 
> Is there a norm for this? Do we change the name to mygem-beta or
> mygem1.2.0-beta and then delete that gem when its stable ?
> 

This is called a pre-relase gem and to get one you have to name your gem
like this: mygem.1.2.0.beta, i.e. a comination of ASCII characters as
the last version number (not just "beta" is valid). To install a
prerelease gem, you have to pass the --pre option to gem:
  $ gem install mygem --pre
Otherwise RubyGems will download the current stable version.
Have a look at the coderay gem ( http://rubygems.org/gems/coderay ),
it's maintainer has published some beta gems.

Vale,
Marvin
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