mongrel unicorn - Feb 2013 - Changing Ruby version

Hi,

I''m using Unicorn with rbenv to have different Ruby versions between
projects.

This morning, I wanted to change the Ruby version used by an app.
I''ve updated the content of .ruby-version, then sent a USR2 signal to
the master process to restart Unicorn (as I always do).

I''ve noticed that it was still using the "old" Ruby binary.

If I started a new irb console, the Ruby was correct.

Then I thought that maybe the way forking works allows to change the
version of Unicorn itself and everything "below", but not the Ruby
binary.

Am I right ?
Is there a way to do a rolling restart and change the Ruby binary at
the same time?

thanks

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J?r?my Lecour <jeremy.lecour at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I''m using Unicorn with rbenv to have different Ruby versions
between projects.
> 
> This morning, I wanted to change the Ruby version used by an app.
> I''ve updated the content of .ruby-version, then sent a USR2 signal
to
> the master process to restart Unicorn (as I always do).
> 
> I''ve noticed that it was still using the "old" Ruby
binary.
I''m not familiar with rbenv, but you need to use the same
"unicorn"
executable script for both installations (changing the shebang (#!)
line will do.

Otherwise, you can tweak Unicorn::HttpServer::START_CTX
(ref: http://unicorn.bogomips.org/Unicorn/HttpServer.html )
> If I started a new irb console, the Ruby was correct.
This is probably because the shell you started irb from has the new
environment variables needed to find your new Ruby.  unicorn was
started from a different parent shell/process which had different
environment variables.

You may also need to modify ENV in a before_exec hook if there are
other environment variables your app depends on which a different
Ruby installation would change.
> Then I thought that maybe the way forking works allows to change the
> version of Unicorn itself and everything "below", but not the
Ruby
> binary.
> 
> Am I right ?
> Is there a way to do a rolling restart and change the Ruby binary at
> the same time?
What you''re doing is switching between Ruby installations (to different
paths).  unicorn still supports this, but it''s a little more involved
and involves modifying START_CTX (and possibly ENV).

The "upgrade" case is easiest when a new version of Ruby is installed
over the old one (this is the common case for OS package managers
(e.g.  RPM/dpkg/ports)).

2013/2/14 Eric Wong <normalperson at yhbt.net>:
> What you''re doing is switching between Ruby installations (to
different
> paths).  unicorn still supports this, but it''s a little more
involved
> and involves modifying START_CTX (and possibly ENV).
>
> The "upgrade" case is easiest when a new version of Ruby is
installed
> over the old one (this is the common case for OS package managers
> (e.g.  RPM/dpkg/ports)).
This kind of switch is rare enough, but If I have to do this
regularly, I''ll eventually try that.

Thanks


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