A series of utility scripts that extend your bash shell with magical ruby management capabilities.

A shared problem

Long have been the days since all Ruby developers lived in the same, gigantic house - wallowed in the same filth, drank the same flat soda. Once a common brotherhood, now a fractured land of lost souls shouting gibberish at each other. "I'm working on a few apps at the same time," they scream, "but they've all got problems with different ruby versions! And not all gems work in all Ruby environments! What am I to do? Ruby development has become a hassle!"

IT IS NOT A HASSLE!

With this patented set of scripts mostly cobbled together from other scripts found on github, you'll be able to manage multiple Ruby revisions like a pro, even running different patchlevels of the same Ruby version alongside each other. Each Ruby version even gets its own Rubygems installation. Experience anal retentive gem management on a level never before experienced. After mere minutes of using this script, most developers gain the ability to eat sharks and other large marine wildlife.

The coder's lament!

A common complaint about multiruby systems is that they are too automatic and not at all fussy enough about patchlevels. With this set of scripts, you'll be painfully aware of every single teensy itty-bitty revision and update to your favourite scripting language.

Installing it

If you're me

cd ~
git clone git@github.com:danski/rubyman.git
echo "source ~/rubyman/ruby_switcher.sh" >> ~/.bash_profile
echo "source ~/rubyman/gem_quick_install.sh" >> ~/.bash_profile

If you're not me

cd ~
git clone git://github.com/danski/rubyman.git
echo "source ~/rubyman/ruby_switcher.sh" >> ~/.bash_profile
echo "source ~/rubyman/gem_quick_install.sh" >> ~/.bash_profile

Using it

To install Ruby 1.8.7 at patchlevel 174:

install_mri "1.8" "7" "174"

To use Ruby 1.8.7 at patchlevel 174:

use_mri "1.8" "7" "174"

To set a default ruby:

Edit the ruby_switcher.sh and set your own damned defaults.

This package also includes some functions I use to install gems.