Re: Ruby 1.9.1 package release plan [ SUMMARY ]

[Yasuhiro Araki <ar@debian.org>]

Hi,

> Also, note that the transition from 1.9.0 to 1.9.1 is relatively easy,
> since most packages aren't available for 1.9.0 yet. But the 1.9.1->1.9.2
> transition is likely to be even more painful.

Disagree.
1.9.1 -> 1.9.2 transition is easier than 1.9.0->1.9.1.
Because ruby1.9.2 is binary compatible of 1.9.1.


> Another problem is that by automatically upgrading to 1.9.1, you will
> break stuff on the user's machine. Manually installed libs and gems that
> were installed with 1.9.0 will no longer work with 1.9.1. That's why I
> think that the switch to 1.9.1 must be made consciously by the user.

I propose to add some "alert information" at apt-get install.

araki


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ARAKI Yasuhiro