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Announce: RubyGems Release 1.1.0

Release 1.1.0 adds some new features and fixes some bugs.

New features:

• RubyGems now uses persistent connections on index updates. Index updates are much faster now.
• RubyGems only updates from a latest index by default, cutting candidate gems for updates to roughly 1/4 (at present). Index updates are even faster still.
  • gem list -r may only show the latest version of a gem, add --all to see all gems.
• gem spec now extracts specifications from .gem files.
• gem query --installed to aid automation of checking for gems.

Bugs Fixed:

• RubyGems works with both Config and RbConfig now.
• Executables are now cleaned upon uninstall.
• You can now uninstall from a particular directory.
• Updating from non-default sources fixed.
• Executable stubs now use ruby install name in shebang.
• gem unpack checks every directory in Gem.path now.
• gem install now exits with non-zero exit code when appropriate.
• gem update only updates gems that need updates.
• gem update doesn't force remote-only updates.
• gem update handles dependencies properly when updating.
• Gems are now loaded in Gem.path order.
• Gem stub scripts on windows now work outside Gem.bindir.
• gem sources -r now works without network access.

Other Changes Include:

• RubyGems now requires Ruby > 1.8.3.
• Release notes are now printed upon installation.
• gem env path now prints a usable path.
• gem install reverts to local-only installation upon network error.
• Tar handling code refactoring and cleanup.
• Gem::DependencyInstaller's API has changed.

For a full list of changes to RubyGems, see the ChangeLog file.

How can I get RubyGems?

NOTE: If you have installed RubyGems using a package system you may want to install a new RubyGems through the same packaging system.

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: rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126
2. UNPACK INTO A DIRECTORY AND CD THERE
3. INSTALL WITH: ruby setup.rb (you may need admin/root privilege)

To File Bugs

The RubyGems bug tracker can be found on RubyForge at: rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=add&group_id=126&atid=575

When filing a bug, gem env output will be helpful in diagnosing the issue.

If you find a bug where RubyGems crashes, please provide debug output. You can do that with gem --debug the_command.

Thanks

Keep those gems coming!

— Jim & Chad & Eric (for the RubyGems team)