RubyGems

RubyGems is the default library to use for packaging and distributing Ruby libraries and code.

RubyGems seamlessly integrates with the Ruby CLI, allowing easya nd fast install of any third-party Ruby libraries.

Very easy to install, just run the setup.rb file.

What is new in this release:

• Tightened API endpoint checks for CVE-2015-3900.

What is new in version 2.4.6:

• Bug fixes:
• Fix redefine MirrorCommand issue.
• Fix typo in platform= docs.
• Add root SSL certificates for upcoming certificate change.

What is new in version 2.3.0:

• Added the `open` command which allows you to inspect the source of a gem using your editor.
• The `update` command shows a summary of which gems were and were not updated.
• Improved "could not find 'gem'" error reporting.
• Gem.use_gemdeps now accepts an argument specifying the path of the gem dependencies file. When the file is not found an ArgumentError is raised.
• Writing a .lock file for a gem dependencies file is now controlled by the --[no-]lock option.
• Suggestion of alternate names and spelling corrections during install can be suppressed with the --no-suggestions option.
• Added mswin64 support.
• A gem is installable from an IO again (as in RubyGems 1.8.x and older).

What is new in version 2.1.5:

• RubyGems 2.1.4 and earlier are vulnerable to excessive CPU usage due to a backtracking in Gem::Version validation.

What is new in version 2.1.0:

• RubyGems 2.0.7 and earlier are vulnerable to excessive CPU usage due to a backtracking in Gem::Version validation.

What is new in version 2.0.6:

• Fixed the `--no-install` and `-I` options to `gem list` and friends.
• Fixed crash when installing gems with extensions under the `-V` flag.
• Fixed race condition retrieving HTTP connections in Gem::Request on JRuby.
• Fixed building extensions on Ruby 1.9.3 under mingw.

What is new in version 2.0.3:

• Use File.realpath to remove extra / while checking if files are installable.
• When installing RubyGems on JRuby, the standard library is no longer deleted.
• When building extconf.rb extensions use the intermediate destination directory. This addresses further issues with C extension building.
• Use the absolute path to the generated siteconf in case the extension changes directories to run extconf.rb (like memcached).

What is new in version 2.0.2:

• Bug fixes:
• SSL Certificates are now installed properly.
• Fixed HTTP to HTTPS upgrade for rubygems.org.

What is new in version 2.0.0:

• Improved support for default gems shipping with Ruby 2.0.0+
• A gem can have arbitrary metadata through Gem::Specification#metadata
• `gem search` now defaults to --remote and is anchored like gem list.
• Added --document to replace --rdoc and --ri. Use --no-document to disable documentation, --document=rdoc to only generate rdoc.
• Only ri-format documentation is generated by default.
• `gem server` uses RDoc::Servlet from RDoc 4.0 to generate HTML documentation.

What is new in version 1.6.2:

• Bug Fixes:
• Require of an activated gem could cause activation conflicts.
• `gem outdated` now works with up-to-date prerelease gems.

What is new in version 1.5.0:

• Major Enhancements:
• Finally fixed all known 1.9.x issues. Upgrading is now possible!
• Merged huge 1.3.7/ruby-core changes to master.
• Minor Enhancements:
• Added UPGRADING.rdoc to help deal with 1.9 issues.
• Gem::Format now gives better errors for corrupt gem files and includes paths
• Pre-install hooks can now abort gem installation by returning false
• Move shareable TestCase classes to lib/ to help plugin authors with tests.
• Add post-build hooks that can cancel the gem install
• Always require custom_require now that require_gem is gone
• Added GemInstaller accessors for @options so plugins can reference them.
• Optimized Gem.find_files. ~10% faster than 1.4.2. ~40% faster than ruby 1.9.
• Gem::SilentUI now behaves like Gem::StreamUI for asking questions. Patch by Erik Hollensbe.
• Bug Fixes:
• `gem update` was implicitly doing -system.
• 1.9.3: Fixed encoding errors causing gem installs to die during rdoc phase.
• Add RubyForge URL to README. Closes #28825
• 1.9.3: Use chdir {} when building extensions to prevent warnings. Fixes #4337
• 1.9.2: Fix circular require warning.
• Make requiring openssl even lazier at request of NaHi
• `gem unpack` will now download the gem if it is not in the cache. Patch by Erik Hollensbe.
• rubygems-update lists its development dependencies again