diff --git a/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/Makefile b/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/Makefile
index bc54be9c60..4e59857caf 100644
--- a/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/Makefile
+++ b/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.8 2000/01/15 18:46:29 jlam Exp $
 #
 
-DISTNAME=	ruby-1.4.3
+DISTNAME=	ruby-1.4.4
 CATEGORIES=	lang
 MASTER_SITES=	ftp://ftp.TokyoNet.AD.JP/pub/misc/ruby/ \
 		ftp://ftp.iij.ad.jp/pub/lang/ruby/ \
diff --git a/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/files/md5 b/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/files/md5
index 480bf35559..501b6d99f2 100644
--- a/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/files/md5
+++ b/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/files/md5
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 $NetBSD$
 
-MD5 (ruby-1.2.5.tar.gz) = 3ec298b7697843733ea0230f23b626b6
-MD5 (ruby-125-v6-19990509.diff.gz) = 5e636425ca5680a52e7fa9f687303f42
+MD5 (ruby-1.4.4.tar.gz) = 066f5270077eac7737426a688354017f
diff --git a/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/patches/patch-aa b/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/patches/patch-aa
deleted file mode 100644
index 9686d4a183..0000000000
--- a/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/patches/patch-aa
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-$NetBSD: patch-aa,v 1.2 1999/12/14 07:16:05 sakamoto Exp $
-
---- dln.c.orig	Wed Nov 10 17:54:41 1999
-+++ dln.c	Tue Dec 14 13:12:16 1999
-@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
- #endif
- 
- #ifndef FUNCNAME_PATTERN
--# if defined(__hp9000s300) ||  (defined(__NetBSD__) && (!defined(__alpha__) && !defined(__mips__))) || defined(__BORLANDC__) || (defined(__FreeBSD__) && __FreeBSD__ < 3) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(NeXT) || defined(__WATCOMC__) || defined(__APPLE__)
-+# if defined(__hp9000s300) || (defined(__NetBSD__) && !defined(__ELF__)) || defined(__BORLANDC__) || (defined(__FreeBSD__) && __FreeBSD__ < 3) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(NeXT) || defined(__WATCOMC__) || defined(__APPLE__)
- #  define FUNCNAME_PATTERN "_Init_%.200s"
- # else
- #  define FUNCNAME_PATTERN "Init_%.200s"
diff --git a/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/patches/patch-ab b/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/patches/patch-ab
deleted file mode 100644
index ce1c8b1817..0000000000
--- a/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/patches/patch-ab
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-$NetBSD: patch-ab,v 1.1 1999/09/22 12:33:30 sakamoto Exp $
-
---- ./configure.in.orig	Mon Aug 30 16:00:47 1999
-+++ ./configure.in	Wed Sep 22 19:51:42 1999
-@@ -680,9 +680,11 @@
-     netbsd*)
- 	LIBRUBY_SO='lib$(RUBY_INSTALL_NAME).so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR)'
-- 	case "$host_cpu" in
--	alpha|mipsel|mipseb|powerpc|sparc64)  # ELF platforms
--	   LIBRUBY_ALIASES='lib$(RUBY_INSTALL_NAME).so.$(MAJOR) lib$(RUBY_INSTALL_NAME).so' ;;
-- 	*) LIBRUBY_ALIASES= ;;  # a.out platforms
--	esac
-+        rb_cv_netbsd_elf=`echo|cc -E -v - 2>&1 |grep __ELF__`
-+        if test "x$rb_cv_netbsd_elf" != "x" ; then
-+	   LIBRUBYARG='$(LIBRUBY_SO)'
-+	   LIBRUBY_ALIASES='lib$(RUBY_INSTALL_NAME).so.$(MAJOR) lib$(RUBY_INSTALL_NAME).so'
-+	else
-+ 	   LIBRUBY_ALIASES=''
-+	fi
-  	;;
-     solaris*)
diff --git a/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/patches/patch-ac b/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/patches/patch-ac
deleted file mode 100644
index 23c32abde0..0000000000
--- a/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/patches/patch-ac
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-$NetBSD: patch-ac,v 1.1 1999/09/22 12:33:30 sakamoto Exp $
-
---- ./configure.orig	Mon Aug 30 23:14:28 1999
-+++ ./configure	Wed Sep 22 19:53:16 1999
-@@ -4581,9 +4581,11 @@
-     netbsd*)
- 	LIBRUBY_SO='lib$(RUBY_INSTALL_NAME).so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR)'
-- 	case "$host_cpu" in
--	alpha|mipsel|mipseb|powerpc|sparc64)  # ELF platforms
--	   LIBRUBY_ALIASES='lib$(RUBY_INSTALL_NAME).so.$(MAJOR) lib$(RUBY_INSTALL_NAME).so' ;;
-- 	*) LIBRUBY_ALIASES= ;;  # a.out platforms
--	esac
-+        rb_cv_netbsd_elf=`echo|cc -E -v - 2>&1 |grep __ELF__`
-+        if test "x$rb_cv_netbsd_elf" != "x" ; then
-+	   LIBRUBYARG='$(LIBRUBY_SO)'
-+	   LIBRUBY_ALIASES='lib$(RUBY_INSTALL_NAME).so.$(MAJOR) lib$(RUBY_INSTALL_NAME).so'
-+	else
-+ 	   LIBRUBY_ALIASES=''
-+	fi
-  	;;
-     solaris*)
diff --git a/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/pkg/PLIST b/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/pkg/PLIST
index f8a503de0a..4b901068e0 100644
--- a/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/pkg/PLIST
+++ b/netbsd/pkgsrc/lang/ruby/pkg/PLIST
@@ -71,9 +71,12 @@ lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/matrix.rb
 lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/mkmf.rb
 lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/monitor.rb
 lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/mutex_m.rb
+lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/net/ftp.rb
+lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/net/http.rb
 lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/net/pop.rb
-lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/net/session.rb
+lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/net/protocol.rb
 lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/net/smtp.rb
+lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/net/telnet.rb
 lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/observer.rb
 lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/open3.rb
 lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/ostruct.rb
@@ -150,11 +153,12 @@ share/examples/ruby/time.rb
 share/examples/ruby/trojan.rb
 share/examples/ruby/tsvr.rb
 share/examples/ruby/uumerge.rb
-@exec mkdir -p %D/lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/site_ruby/${MACHINE_ARCH}-${LOWER_OPSYS}
+@exec mkdir -p %D/lib/ruby/site_ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/${MACHINE_ARCH}-${LOWER_OPSYS}
 @dirrm share/examples/ruby/misc
 @dirrm share/examples/ruby
-@dirrm lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/site_ruby/${MACHINE_ARCH}-${LOWER_OPSYS}
-@dirrm lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/site_ruby
+@dirrm lib/ruby/site_ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/${MACHINE_ARCH}-${LOWER_OPSYS}
+@dirrm lib/ruby/site_ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}
+@dirrm lib/ruby/site_ruby
 @dirrm lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/net
 @dirrm lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/irb
 @dirrm lib/ruby/${RUBY_VERSION}/${MACHINE_ARCH}-${LOWER_OPSYS}