On Dec 9, 2009, at 1:29 PM, Rein Henrichs wrote:
> I think an immediate and mutually satisfactory solution is to use a
> ">=" version specification that allows infrequent patchers using an
> older version of Rspec to contribute easily (which we obviously want)
> and allows frequent contributors to use their (most likely) up-to-date
> Rspec version without undue frustration (which we obviously want).
>
> Also, Rubygems and your normal packaging system certainly don't work
> well together and, as I have suggested in the past[1], it is best to
> not ask them to. Luckily, Rubygems can be installed in and used from a
> user's home directory quite easily and with a minimum of
> configuration[2], which should make it quite feasible for most people
> to have their cake and eat it too. And by cake, I mean Rubygems.
>
> [1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RubyOnRails
> [2] http://docs.rubygems.org/read/chapter/3#page83
I agree; we should just switch to that for the versions. I wasn't
actually sure if it would work. :/
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