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1.6.0 Released

4 Deprecations:

  • RubyGems no longer requires ‘thread’. Rails < 3 will need to add require ‘thread’ to their applications.
  • Gem.cache is deprecated. Use Gem.source_index.
  • RbConfig.datadir is deprecated. Use Gem.datadir.
  • Gem::LoadError#version_requirements has been removed. Use Gem::LoadError#requirement.

2 Major Enhancements:

  • Rewrote how Gem::activate (gem and require) resolves dependencies.
  • Gem::LoadError#version_requirement has been removed. Use Gem::LoadError#requirement.

17 Minor Enhancments:

  • Added –key to gem push for setting alternate API keys.
  • Added –format-executable support to gem uninstall.
  • Added Gem::DependencyList#clear.
  • Added Gem::DependencyList#remove_specs_unsatisfied_by
  • Added Gem.latest_spec_for, latest_version_for, and latest_rubygems_version.
  • Added Gem::Dependency#merge which merges requirements for two dependencies.
  • Added Gem::TestCase#util_spec for faster tests.
  • Added Gem::Specification#dependent_specs.
  • Added Gem::TestCase#new_spec and Gem::TestCase#install_specs.
  • Added flag to include prerelease gems in Gem::SourceIndex#latest_specs.
  • Gem.cache_dir always references the proper cache dir. Pass true to support a user path.
  • Gem.cache_gem, given a filename always references the cache gem. Pass true to support a user path.
  • Added Gem::Specification#conflicts
  • Removed rdoc gem/require from test_case.rb.
  • Rubygems will no longer let you push if you’re using beta or unreleased rubygems.
  • Save RAM / GC churn by removing spec.files and rdoc options from locally cached gem specifications.
  • SpecFetcher.fetch_spec can now take a string source_uri.

10 Bug Fixes:

  • Added missing require of Gem::RemoteFetcher to the unpack command.
  • RubyGems now completely removes a previous install when reinstalling.
  • Fixed Gem::Installer#generate_bin to only chmod files that exist.
  • Fixed handling of Windows style file:/// uris.
  • Fixed requires in tests. (shota)
  • Fixed script generation on Windows.
  • Fixed test issues if you have older rubygems installed.
  • Gem::DependencyInstaller tests use Gem::Security, add the missing require.
  • Gem::Security used FileUtils but didn’t require it. Reported by Elia Schito.
  • Gem::Uninstaller now respects –format-executable.
fred, the rubygems robot