Difference between revisions of "Rbenv"

Revision as of 05:22, 3 August 2012

rbenv (Simple Ruby Version Management) lets you easily switch between multiple versions of Ruby. It's simple, unobtrusive, and follows the UNIX tradition of single-purpose tools that do one thing well.

Another tool to be used for the same purpose is rvm.

rbenv does…

• Let you change the global Ruby version on a per-user basis.
• Provide support for per-project Ruby versions.
• Allow you to override the Ruby version with an environment variable.

In contrast with rvm, rbenv does not…

• Need to be loaded into your shell. Instead, rbenv's shim approach works by adding a directory to your $PATH.
• Override shell commands like cd. That's dangerous and error-prone.
• Have a configuration file. There's nothing to configure except which version of Ruby you want to use.
• Install Ruby. You can build and install Ruby yourself, or use ruby-build to automate the process.
• Manage gemsets. Bundler is a better way to manage application dependencies. If you have projects that are not yet using Bundler you can install the rbenv-gemset plugin.
• Require changes to Ruby libraries for compatibility. The simplicity of rbenv means as long as it's in your $PATH, nothing else needs to know about it.
• Prompt you with warnings when you switch to a project. Instead of executing arbitrary code, rbenv reads just the version name from each project. There's nothing to "trust."

Installation

Single-user

It is really straightforward; please refer to the application's website.

Multi-user

A shared installation is an experimental feature. Here you can read the official documentation.

These instructions were used to install rbenv in an Arch server; although in Spanish, almost for sure you will be able to go through them.