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Can you be more specific about what you mean by "oomph"? I ask because I'm not familiar with rvms but am familiar with (and love using) virtualenv.

• crusso 14y ago
  Virtualenv is a nice tool for managing library sets. RVM allows you to do that plus it allows you to install and manage multiple versions of Ruby itself. Want to have side-by-side Ruby environments of 1.8.6 and 1.9.3? No problem. https://rvm.io// https://rvm.io//
  • traviscline 14y ago
    Interesting, I've had an almost opposite experience, but I don't know the ruby landscape all that well (bundler/gemsets/rbenv/rvm etc) and I suppose it just depends on what background you're coming from. FWIW, when creating a virtualenv the -p flag lets you choose a python binary (and therefore version).
  • drsintoma 14y ago
    virtualenv allows you to do that too (virtualenv -p [path to python]). You just need to download the interpreter yourself.
    • epochwolf 14y ago
      rvm will download the requested version's source, apply any patches or flags you specify and then compile it. You don't have to do any work other than installing rvm. The rubies are also stored in ~/.rvm so your system doesn't get cluttered up. Rvm also integrates into your shell so that when you cd into a project directory with a .rvmrc file, it will source the file and load the proper ruby and gemset for that project. Virtualenv is much closer to ruby's bundler gem than rvm.
      • sirn 14y ago
        It's much closer to rbenv rather than Bundler. zc.buildout is what is close to bundler.