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Tsk tsk.. ruby 1.8.7 by default

• dagw 14y ago
  and python 2.6 and PostgreSQL 8.4 and Perl 5.10. They definitely don't seem to be aiming for the "cutting edge" crowd.
  • 286c8cb04bda 14y ago
    Redhat stopped targeting the "cutting edge" demographic about 10 years ago. They enlist them as QA for their real customers now.
  • mhurron 14y ago
    It is obviously running RHEL 6.2 default packages. Probably a better idea than a full OS upgrade every 6 months.
• mhicks 14y ago
  Yeah, defaults are always tough to choose and we tend to default to what is in RHEL. That said, Ruby comes up a lot and we are actively working on a slick 1.9.x experience out of the box. In the meantime (I know it's a hassle) but we've built the underlying foundation to let you do what you want. For example: http://bit.ly/HHp9aR http://bit.ly/HHp9aR Also... if you wouldn't mind helping vote it up, that would help: https://openshift.redhat.com/community/content/support-for-ruby-192 https://openshift.redhat.com/community/content/support-for-r...
  • lhm 14y ago
    FWIW, here is a description how different ruby versions are handled with rbenv by 37signals: https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv/issues/101#issuecomment-2258506 https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv/issues/101#issuecomment...