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List:       macports-users
Subject:    Re: ruby_select is broken
From:       "nb () bitaxis ! com" <nb () bitaxis ! com>
Date:       2021-09-26 16:28:58
Message-ID: 07597849-3588-484C-960B-EB4F791FCF3E () bitaxis ! com
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I use rvm to install Rubies. But some folks like rbenv.

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> On Sep 25, 2021, at 9:14 PM, Ian Wadham <iandw.au@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> MacPorts contains packages of many versions of Ruby, similarly to the Python and \
> Perl groups, but the corresponding "ruby_select" port does not automatically create \
> the links needed to access commands "ruby", "gem" etc. I was able to get around \
> this by using "sudo port select" manually, but would it be possible for someone to \
> fix "ruby_select" so that the ports "ruby$n" work properly "out of the box". 
> Also, the port actually called "ruby" is very old (version 1.8.7) and "port notes \
> ruby" deprecates it. Should it be removed from MacPorts? Or reincarnated as \
> "ruby18", dropping "ruby186" as well? 
> Cheers,
> Ian Wadham.
> 


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