Ubuntu
libgems-ruby package

  1. Bug #145267
  2. Comment #60

Comment 60 for bug 145267

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Lucas Nussbaum (lucas) wrote : Re: [Bug 145267] Re: Add rubygems bin to PATH

On 23/09/08 at 05:02 -0000, Joseph Method wrote:
> I'd like to file a bug against the communication in this report. Also,
> there is a caesura at the end leading to a breakup that is hard to
> follow.
>
> Actually, here's an explanation to save others time:
> 1. Neil Wilson uploads a package
> 2. Lucas Nussbaum and Scott Kitterman and others disagree with details about the packaging

No, I also disagree with the solution that was chosen to fix the bug
(the use of alternatives).

> 0. Clarify that "don't use gems" isn't a solution. Gems are used for different reasons than Deb packages.

No, what should be clarified is how much support we want to provide to
users of rubygems on Ubuntu.

> 3. Commit that *if* Debian rejects movement toward a solution, Ubuntu _can_ maintain its own solution.

AFAIK, the Debian rubygems maintainers has never been consulted on this
topic.
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