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RVM (Ruby Version Manager) 1.0.0

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Re: RVM (Ruby Version Manager) 1.0.0

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Post by benofsky »

dmix wrote: post #3
alexkiwi wrote: post #2

If you develop Rails apps, and your not using RVM and gemsets... bless your heart.

Is there a use-case outside of running ruby 1.8 and 1.9 at the same time?

If you're using a machine where you don't have root access it makes managing ruby installs and gem installs a lot easier.

Re: RVM (Ruby Version Manager) 1.0.0

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Post by JoelMcCracken »

This is one of those tools that you don't realize you're missing until you start to use it.

On OS X, the entire process of installing was painless, straightforward, and took very little time. The process of learning it took even less time.

Highly recommended.

Re: RVM (Ruby Version Manager) 1.0.0

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Post by dmillar »

dmix wrote: post #3
alexkiwi wrote: post #2

If you develop Rails apps, and your not using RVM and gemsets... bless your heart.

Is there a use-case outside of running ruby 1.8 and 1.9 at the same time?

Gemsets for different apps, running MRI vs REE, and really you can run and switch from any flavor of Ruby (including JRuby) in an instant. It handles all the configuration and compilation for installation. Huge time saver, even if you are one of the few that only need one ruby version.

Re: RVM (Ruby Version Manager) 1.0.0

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Post by alexkiwi »

dmillar wrote: post #7
dmix wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there a use-case outside of running ruby 1.8 and 1.9 at the same time?

Gemsets for different apps, running MRI vs REE, and really you can run and switch from any flavor of Ruby (including JRuby) in an instant. It handles all the configuration and compilation for installation. Huge time saver, even if you are one of the few that only need one ruby version.

If you have a few apps, it makes switching between so much easier. Best way to switch effortlessly between Rails 3 and Rails 2 apps.

Re: RVM (Ruby Version Manager) 1.0.0

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Post by mechanical_fish »

dmix wrote: post #3
alexkiwi wrote: post #2

If you develop Rails apps, and your not using RVM and gemsets... bless your heart.

Is there a use-case outside of running ruby 1.8 and 1.9 at the same time?

I started using this last week to refactor a pile of legacy Ruby code. Gemsets per app is a godsend for that. You can disentangle the giant set of installed gems on your machine, figure out which ones are actual dependencies and which ones are only there because they were part of some crazy experiment six months ago, which ones are only there because they are dependencies of some other gem...
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