Comments on: Announcing DebGem (beta), the RubyGem-to-Apt conversion service http://izumi.plan99.net/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/announcing-debgem-beta-the-rubygem-to-apt-conversion-service/ Ecchi nanowa ikenai to omoimasu Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:14:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hongli http://izumi.plan99.net/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/announcing-debgem-beta-the-rubygem-to-apt-conversion-service/comment-page-1/#comment-9722 Hongli Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:21:37 +0000 http://izumi.plan99.net/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/announcing-debgem-beta-the-rubygem-to-apt-conversion-service/#comment-9722 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. 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.

]]> By: Rick DeNatale http://izumi.plan99.net/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/announcing-debgem-beta-the-rubygem-to-apt-conversion-service/comment-page-1/#comment-9721 Rick DeNatale Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:14:50 +0000 http://izumi.plan99.net/blog/index.php/2009/01/06/announcing-debgem-beta-the-rubygem-to-apt-conversion-service/#comment-9721 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? 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?

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