On Jun 26, 2006, at 8:38 PM, Jim Weirich wrote: > Major Enhancments include: > > * The gem index is now downloaded incrementally, only updating entries > that are out of date. If more than 50 entries are out of date, we > revert back to a bulk download. > * Patch to allow RubyGems to work with authenticating proxies (from > Daniel Roux). > * The gem unpack command can now accept a file path rather than just a > install gem name. > * Both RI and RDOC documents are not generated by default. (and a > gemri command is included to read gem RI docs[1]).
not -> now? The text for [1] doesn't exist. I think it was meant to be "only necessary on Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier". > * Added dashes to gemspecs generated in Ruby 1.8.3. This solves some > compatibility issues. > > Minor enhancements include: > > * Verison 0.0.0 is now a valid gem version. > * Better detection of missing SSL functionality. > * SSL is not required if the security policy does not require > signature checking. > * Rake built extensions are now supported (Tilman Saurbeck). > * Several autorequire bug fixes. > * Fixed several Upgrade => Update typos. > * --traceback is now an alias for --backtrace (I can never remember > which one it is). > * SAFE=1 compatibility fixes. > * .rbw is now a supported suffix for RubyGem's custom require. > * Several Ruby 1.9 compatibility fixes (Eric Hodel). > > Bug Fixes: > > * Fixed bug where the wrong executables could be uninstalled (Eric > Hodel). > * Fixed bug where gem unpack occasionally unpacked the wrong gem. > * Fixed bug where a fatal error occured when permissions on .gemrc > were too restrictive (reported by Luca Pireddu). > * Fixed prefix handling for native expressions (patch by Aaron > Patterson). > * Added gemri for reading Gem RI documentation. Listed twice. > == What is RubyGems? > > RubyGems is a package management system for Ruby applications and > libraries. RubyGems one command download makes installing Ruby > software > fun and enjoyable again. (Ok, not really.) > > Many gems are available for download from the RubyForge site. Browse > the list of gems with a "gem list --remote" command and download what > you need with a simple "gem install <name-of-gem>". RubyGems takes > care > of the details of installing, not only the gem you requested, but also > any gems needed by the software you selected. > > == RubyGems Statistics > > * About 780 different gems available > * Over 350 thousand downloads of the RubyGems software > * Over 4 million gem downloads > > If you are interested in finding out when new gems are released, I > maintain an RSS feed at http://onestepback.org/gemwatch.rss. > > == How can I get RubyGems? > > If you have a recent version of RubyGems (0.8.5 or later), then all > you need to do is: > > $ gem update --system (you might need to be admin/root) > > (Note: You may have to run the command twice if you have any previosly > installed rubygems-update gems). > > If you have an older version of RubyGems installed, then you can still > do it in two steps: > > $ gem install rubygems-update (again, might need to be admin/root) > $ update_rubygems (... here too) > > If you don't have any gems install, there is still the pre-gem > approach to getting software ... doing it manually: > > 1. DOWNLOAD FROM: http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126 > 2. UNPACK INTO A DIRECTORY AND CD THERE > 3. INSTALL WITH: ruby setup.rb all (you may need admin/root > privilege) > > == What's Next > > The next big thing on the plate is to integrate the local/remote gem > logic and make the whole thing more consistent. > > == Thanks > > Major contributors to this release include: > > * Daniel Roux, Eric Hodel, Luca Pireddu, and Tilman Saurbeck. > > Keep those gems coming! > > -- Jim & Chad (for the RubyGems team) > _______________________________________________ > Rubygems-developers mailing list > Rubygems-developers@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rubygems-developers -- Eric Hodel - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://blog.segment7.net This implementation is HODEL-HASH-9600 compliant http://trackmap.robotcoop.com _______________________________________________ Rubygems-developers mailing list Rubygems-developers@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rubygems-developers
