Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of RubySection

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Apr 10, 2009, 6:24:06 PM (15 years ago)

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febeling@…

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RubySection

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 This page describes the general organization of the ruby section. It contains information about Ruby implementations
-and the library packages, and how they are generally used in MacPorts. It should address things like naming conventions, dealing with different versions of the
+and the library packages, and how they are generally used in MacPorts. Information is divided into a that relevant for users of these ports, and information for maintainers. It should address things like naming conventions, dealing with different versions of the
 language implementatin and how it works together with the package manager {{{gem}}} and other installation methods.
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+== Usage Information ==
 
+Ports with ruby libraries have a prefix {{{rb}}} or {{{rb19}}}. So the Rails port is called rb-rails, e.g. If you installed a port which installs a rubygem, you should avoid manipulating that port with {{{gem}}} directly, since that makes the information inside MacPorts inconsistent. If you use gem a lot directly, you might be better off if you these exclusively.
 
 == Guidelines for Ruby Ports ==