From: Luis Lavena Date: 2011-02-20T22:58:41+09:00 Subject: Re: [RubyInstaller] Re: [ANN] RubyInstaller 1.8.7-p334 and 1.9.2-p180 On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 12:50 AM, Nick Klauer wrote: > This might be a silly thing to ask, but when I went through the 1.8.7 and > 1.9.2 installers, it just started copying files into my existing C:\Ruby187 > and C:\Ruby192 folders.  Should it be mentioned that I need to uninstall the > old version first, or will this simply work fine overlaying new files and > deletes old, deprecated files from the previous patch release? Newer patchlevels will not introduce newer files, it will only accumulate changes (bugfixes) so is safe to install on top. The only annoying part is that Start Menu item will not reflect the latest patchlevel indication. You can safely uninstall previous version (it will not remove any installed gem or customization) and you can install latest patchlevel on top. > Normally I'd be upgrading from a version that would install in a new folder > (Ruby 1.8.6 to 1.8.7 or 1.9.1 to 1.9.2), but since we're really only > upgrading patch-levels, I wasn't sure if there were things I need to be > aware of or things that might break if I'm not manually uninstalling the old > version first. We have a feature request to make the install prompt and automatically uninstall previous version, but since that depends on the installation done with or without admin privileges make things a bit more complicated. In the meantime, you can safely install on top or uninstall if you want the Start menu folder match the installed Ruby. Regards, -- Luis Lavena AREA 17 - Perfection in design is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but rather when there is nothing more to take away. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry