Rubyinstaller devel - Jul 2004 - Should I include RubyGems in the next Ruby Installer for Windows

As soon as Mats releases 1.8.2, I''m going to be releasing a updated
version
of the Ruby Installer for Windows. I would like to include RubyGems
pre-installed in this upcoming release, but I have a couple questions:

1) Is RubyGems ready for this? For example, is the gem format stable enough?

2) Since the windows installer essentially copies a predefined directory
tree somewhere on the user''s machine, are there any other things that I
need
to do ensure that RubyGems is properly installed? Set any environment vars?
Run a config script? Create a config file?

The download stats for the Ruby Installer show a increasing interest in Ruby
on Windows, so I think it would be a big advantage to get a pre-installed
RubyGems on every Windows desktop.

Thanks,
Curt

That should have said "Matz" -- I think my spell checker changed it on
me...

Curt

Curt Hibbs wrote:
> 
> As soon as Mats releases 1.8.2, I''m going to be releasing a 
> updated version
> of the Ruby Installer for Windows. I would like to include RubyGems
> pre-installed in this upcoming release, but I have a couple questions:
> 
> 1) Is RubyGems ready for this? For example, is the gem format 
> stable enough?
> 
> 2) Since the windows installer essentially copies a predefined directory
> tree somewhere on the user''s machine, are there any other things 
> that I need
> to do ensure that RubyGems is properly installed? Set any 
> environment vars?
> Run a config script? Create a config file?
> 
> The download stats for the Ruby Installer show a increasing 
> interest in Ruby
> on Windows, so I think it would be a big advantage to get a pre-installed
> RubyGems on every Windows desktop.
> 
> Thanks,
> Curt
> 
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