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RubyGems is a package management framework for Ruby.

This gem is an update for the RubyGems software. You must have an installation of RubyGems before this update can be applied.

See Gem for information on RubyGems (or `ri Gem`)

To upgrade to the latest RubyGems, run:

$ gem update --system  # you might need to be an administrator or root

See UPGRADING.rdoc for more details and alternative instructions.

If you don’t have any RubyGems install, there is still the pre-gem approach to getting software, doing it manually:

• Download from: rubygems.org/pages/download

• Unpack into a directory and cd there

• Install with: ruby setup.rb (you may need admin/root privilege)

For more details and other options, see:

ruby setup.rb --help

Changes

4 Deprecations:

• RubyGems no longer requires ‘thread’. Rails < 3 will need to add require ‘thread’ to their applications.

• Gem.cache is deprecated. Use Gem.source_index.

• RbConfig.datadir is deprecated. Use Gem.datadir.

• Gem::LoadError#version_requirements has been removed. Use Gem::LoadError#requirement.

2 Major Enhancements:

• Rewrote how Gem::activate (gem and require) resolves dependencies.

• Gem::LoadError#version_requirement has been removed. Use Gem::LoadError#requirement.

17 Minor Enhancments:

• Added --key to gem push for setting alternate API keys.

• Added --format-executable support to gem uninstall.

• Added Gem::DependencyList#clear.

• Added Gem::DependencyList#remove_specs_unsatisfied_by

• Added Gem.latest_spec_for, latest_version_for, and latest_rubygems_version.

• Added Gem::Dependency#merge which merges requirements for two dependencies.

• Added Gem::TestCase#util_spec for faster tests.

• Added Gem::Specification#dependent_specs.

• Added Gem::TestCase#new_spec and Gem::TestCase#install_specs.

• Added flag to include prerelease gems in Gem::SourceIndex#latest_specs.

• Gem.cache_dir always references the proper cache dir. Pass true to support a user path.

• Gem.cache_gem, given a filename always references the cache gem. Pass true to support a user path.

• Added Gem::Specification#conflicts

• Removed rdoc gem/require from test_case.rb.

• Rubygems will no longer let you push if you’re using beta or unreleased rubygems.

• Save RAM / GC churn by removing spec.files and rdoc options from locally cached gem specifications.

• SpecFetcher.fetch_spec can now take a string source_uri.

10 Bug Fixes:

• Added missing require of Gem::RemoteFetcher to the unpack command.

• RubyGems now completely removes a previous install when reinstalling.

• Fixed Gem::Installer#generate_bin to only chmod files that exist.

• Fixed handling of Windows style file:/// uris.

• Fixed requires in tests. (shota)

• Fixed script generation on Windows.

• Fixed test issues if you have older rubygems installed.

• Gem::DependencyInstaller tests use Gem::Security, add the missing require.

• Gem::Security used FileUtils but didn’t require it. Reported by Elia Schito.

• Gem::Uninstaller now respects --format-executable.