newer ruby for Tiger (OSX 10.4)?

[Dick Davies]

Hi, just wondered if ruby 1.8 will ship with OSX?

As an additional question, how do you go about getting a newer
version into OSX? Do Apple just pick one?

 

[David Ross]

Hi, just wondered if ruby 1.8 will ship with OSX?

As an additional question, how do you go about
getting a newer
version into OSX? Do Apple just pick one?

Better ask apple on this one. I don't think they just
pick one, they probably could ask Matz though.

--David

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[Chad Fowler]

Hi, just wondered if ruby 1.8 will ship with OSX?

As an additional question, how do you go about getting a newer
version into OSX? Do Apple just pick one?

--

According to someone we spoke to at OSCON, they pick the newest stable
release at the time of their feature freeze. This probably means
1.8.1.

Chad

 

[zuzu]

According to someone we spoke to at OSCON, they pick the newest stable
release at the time of their feature freeze. This probably means
1.8.1.

Chad

i've heard this from other apple developers as well. 1.8.x would be a
safe assumption. (finally! much current ruby code requires a 'fink
install ruby' rather than the built-in 1.6. personally, i would like
to see apple support updating their language runtimes for more than
just java via 'software update'. this includes perl, python, and
ruby.

-z

 

[Rando Christensen]

Hi, just wondered if ruby 1.8 will ship with OSX?

As an additional question, how do you go about getting a newer
version into OSX? Do Apple just pick one?

--
Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the
victims he intends to eat until he eats them.
-- Samuel Butler (1835-1902)
Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns

The Tiger preview from WWDC had 1.8.x on it (I don't remember which).

 

[Phil Tomson]

The Tiger preview from WWDC had 1.8.x on it (I don't remember which).

Since Tiger doesn't actually ship until next March or April (forget which)
isn't it possible that we could still see a more up-to-date Ruby in Tiger
(1.8.2 if it doesn't already have it).

Phil

 

[Rando Christensen]

Since Tiger doesn't actually ship until next March or April (forget which)

There's no solid announcement of a release/ship date. They just said first
half of next year.

isn't it possible that we could still see a more up-to-date Ruby in Tiger
(1.8.2 if it doesn't already have it).

Possible, but it's at least a decently up-to-date copy.

 

[Dick Davies]

i've heard this from other apple developers as well. 1.8.x would be a
safe assumption. (finally! much current ruby code requires a 'fink
install ruby' rather than the built-in 1.6. )

Excellent - next question then - is it time to put ruby-cocoa into the ruby
distribution?

me have win32, after all - and who uses that ?

personally, i would like
to see apple support updating their language runtimes for more than
just java via 'software update'. this includes perl, python, and
ruby.

Since they market Xcode by listing all these, I'd expect them to - oh well,
each OSX release gets a bit saner, so give them time, I guess....

[ Had my personal OSX epiphany last night. My new eMac arrived and it rocks.
Best 500 quid I ever spent - the NeXTCube done right <g>. ]