# Ruby upgrade in Mac OS X Leopard **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [June 20, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-in-mac-os-x-leopard/140992 "2008-06-20T16:12:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-in-mac-os-x-leopard/140992/1 "2008-06-20T16:12:46Z")
Hello guys, I am working with the standard Ruby delivered within Mac OS X Leopard. It is the version 1.8.6 patch level 111. Is it possible to apply patches? or do they come with Mac OS X updates? If I should apply them manually up to which patch level I should go without braking the Ruby environment? Can I go to 1.9.0? Thanks in advance for your answer, Guillermo ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-in-mac-os-x-leopard/140992/2 "2008-06-20T16:40:31Z")
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > Thanks in advance for your answer, > I don’t think anybody here will recommend touching apple’s ruby version, > as this will get you in trouble sooner or later If you want/need a more recent version, you should take a look at Fink or MacPorts. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-in-mac-os-x-leopard/140992/3 "2008-06-20T20:00:23Z")
Thanks for your answer Stefan. I am interested in using Ruby 1.9.0. What about JRuby? does it support 1.9.0? Thanks, Guillermo From: Stefan Krüger [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid (ruby-talk ML) Date: 20.06.2008 16:40 Subject: Re: Ruby upgrade in Mac OS X Leopard removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > [Note: parts of this message were removed to make it a legal post.] > > Hello guys, > > I am working with the standard Ruby delivered within Mac OS X Leopard. > It > is the version 1.8.6 patch level 111. Is it possible to apply patches? > or > do they come with Mac OS X updates? If I should apply them manually up > to > which patch level I should go without braking the Ruby environment? Can > I > go to 1.9.0? > > Thanks in advance for your answer, I don’t think anybody here will recommend touching apple’s ruby version, as this will get you in trouble sooner or later If you want/need a more recent version, you should take a look at Fink or MacPorts. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-in-mac-os-x-leopard/140992/4 "2008-06-20T21:36:15Z")
> > would just grab the tarball for 1.9 and run ./configure --program- > > > > > suffix=19. You already have all the pieces you need. > > > [Nation, Carey] > > > Maybe. If configure tells you that gcc can’t create executables, > > > install xcode 2.x if you don’t have it. ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-in-mac-os-x-leopard/140992/5 "2008-06-21T21:00:44Z")
Dan Benjamin has a very clear walkthrough on installing Ruby from scratch on OS X: > **[Dan Benjamin](https://danbenjamin.com)** > > Dan Benjamin's personal website. It doesn’t conflict with Apple’s version of Ruby. ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-in-mac-os-x-leopard/140992/6 "2008-06-20T21:29:45Z")
On Jun 20, 2008, at 07:09 AM, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > I am working with the standard Ruby delivered within Mac OS X > Leopard. It > is the version 1.8.6 patch level 111. Is it possible to apply > patches? or > do they come with Mac OS X updates? If I should apply them manually > up to > which patch level I should go without braking the Ruby environment? > Can I > go to 1.9.0? I would just grab the tarball for 1.9 and run ./configure --program- suffix=19. You already have all the pieces you need. ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-in-mac-os-x-leopard/140992/7 "2008-06-26T15:47:09Z")
Good to know it Charlie! From: Charles Oliver N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid (ruby-talk ML) Date: 25.06.2008 00:42 Subject: Re: Ruby upgrade in Mac OS X Leopard removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > Thanks for your answer Stefan. > > I am interested in using Ruby 1.9.0. What about JRuby? does it support > 1.9.0? Soon! JRuby 1.1.3 will have a --1.9 flag that allows you to switch versions. Only a few things work so far, like fibers and IO to IO copying. - Charlie ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-in-mac-os-x-leopard/140992/8 "2008-06-25T00:42:17Z")
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > Thanks for your answer Stefan. > > I am interested in using Ruby 1.9.0. What about JRuby? does it support > 1.9.0? Soon! JRuby 1.1.3 will have a --1.9 flag that allows you to switch versions. Only a few things work so far, like fibers and IO to IO copying. - Charlie