Announcing DebGem (beta), the RubyGem-to-Apt conversion service
There has been a lot of noise about RubyGems-vs-Apt lately. We’ve just launched DebGem, a RuyGem-to-Apt conversion service. Now Debian/Ubuntu users will be able to manage all their favorite Ruby software through a single package manager!
Please refer to our announcement or the DebGem website for more information.
Rick DeNatale said,
January 6, 2009 @ 8:14 pm
I’m curious.
One thing which rubygems supports which debian packages don’t, as far as I can tell, is to support the installation of multiple versions of a ‘package’ concurrently, with application selection of which version is to be used at run-time.
How does DebGem handle this diffence?
Hongli said,
January 6, 2009 @ 9:21 pm
By default, DebGem installs all versions of a gem. The FAQ entry “Why does it install all versions of a gem when you type apt-get install libsomething-ruby?” explains this in more detail.