multiruby_setup(1) script to help you manage multiruby

SYNOPSIS

multiruby_setup [-h|cmd|spec...]

multiruby_setup mri:svn:current

DESCRIPTION

Use multiruby_setup to manage your installed versions of ruby. This helps you use multiruby command to run anything you want on multiple versions of ruby.

The various versions are installed in a subdirectory of .multiruby in your home directory.

OPTIONS

cmds

-h, --help, help
        show this help.

build
        build and install everything. used internally.

clean
        clean scm build dirs and remove non-scm build dirs.

list
        print installed versions.

rm:$version
        remove a particular version.

rubygems:merge
        symlink all rubygem dirs to one dir.

tags
        list all tags from svn.

update
        update svn builds.

update:rubygems
        update rubygems and nuke install dirs.

specs

the_usual
        alias for latest versions from tar + rubygems

mri:svn:current
        alias for mri:svn:releases and mri:svn:branches.

mri:svn:releases
        alias for supported releases of mri ruby.

mri:svn:branches
        alias for active branches of mri ruby.

mri:svn:branch:$branch
        install a specific $branch of mri from svn.

mri:svn:tag:$tag
        install a specific $tag of mri from svn.

mri:tar:$version
        install a specific $version of mri from tarball.

environment variables

GEM_URL
        url for rubygems tarballs

MRI_SVN
        url for MRI SVN

RUBY_URL
        url for MRI tarballs

VERSIONS
        what versions to install

RUBYOPT is cleared on installs.

NOTES

  • you can add a symlink to your rubinius build into ~/.multiruby/install
  • I need patches/maintainers for other implementations.

AUTHOR

Ryan Davis, Eric Hodel, seattle.rb

This manual page is written by Praveen Arimbrathodiyl <[email protected]> for Debian GNU System (GNU/Linux, GNU/kFreeBSD, GNU/Hurd).