# RubyGems 1.3.3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [May 5, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-1-3-3/167169 "2009-05-05T01:14:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miracleofmagick)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-1-3-3/167169/1 "2009-05-05T01:14:35Z")
= Announce: RubyGems Release 1.3.3 NOTE: RubyGems 1.1 and 1.2 have problems upgrading when there is no rubygems-update installed. You will need to follow the second set of update instructions if you see “Nothing to update”. Release 1.3.3 fixes some bugs and adds some features. New Features: - `gem server` allows port names (from /etc/services) with --port. - `gem server` now has search that jumps to RDoc. Patch #22959 by Vladimir Dobriakov. - `gem spec` can retrieve single fields from a spec (like `gem spec rake authors`). - Gem::Specification#has\_rdoc= is deprecated and ignored (defaults to true) - RDoc is now generated regardless of Gem::Specification#has\_rdoc? Bug Fixes: - `gem clean` now cleans up --user-install gems. Bug #25516 by Brett Eisenberg. - Gem.bin\_path now escapes paths with spaces. - Rake extension builder uses explicit correctly loads rubygems when invoking rake. - Prerelease versions now match “~\>” correctly. Patch #25759 by Yossef Mendelssohn. - Check bindir for executables, not root when validating. Bug reported by David C… - Remove Time.today, no way to override it before RubyGems loads. Bug #25564 by Emanuele Vicentini - Raise Gem::Exception for #installation\_path when not installed. Bug #25741 by Daniel B… - Don’t raise in Gem::Specification#validate when homepage is nil. Bug #25677 by Mike Burrows. - Uninstall executables from the correct directory. Bug #25555 by Brett Eisenberg. - Raise Gem::LoadError if Kernel#gem fails due to previously-loaded gem. Bug reported by Alf Mikula. Deprecation Notices: - Gem::manage\_gems has been removed. - Time::today has been removed early. There was no way to make it warn and be easy to override with user code. For a full list of changes to RubyGems and the contributor for each change, see the ChangeLog file. == How can I get RubyGems? NOTE: If you have installed RubyGems using a package system you may want to install a new RubyGems through the same packaging system. If you have a recent version of RubyGems (0.8.5 or later), then all you need to do is: $ gem update --system (you might need to be admin/root) NOTE: RubyGems 1.1 and 1.2 have problems upgrading when there is no rubygems-update installed. You will need to follow the second set of update instructions if you see “Nothing to update”. NOTE: You may have to run the command twice if you have any previosly installed rubygems-update gems. If you have an older version of RubyGems installed, then you can still do it in two steps: $ gem install rubygems-update (again, might need to be admin/root) $ update\_rubygems (… here too) If you don’t have any gems install, there is still the pre-gem approach to getting software … doing it manually: 1. DOWNLOAD FROM: [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=126](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126) 2. UNPACK INTO A DIRECTORY AND CD THERE 3. INSTALL WITH: ruby setup.rb (you may need admin/root privilege) == To File Bugs The RubyGems bug tracker can be found on RubyForge at: [http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=add&group\_id=126&atid=575](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=add&group_id=126&atid=575) When filing a bug, `gem env` output will be helpful in diagnosing the issue. If you find a bug where RubyGems crashes, please provide debug output. You can do that with `gem --debug the_command`. == Thanks Keep those gems coming! – The RubyGems team ---
**Author:** ![miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miracleofmagick)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 4:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-1-3-3/167169/2 "2009-05-05T04:41:08Z")
Eric H. wrote: > = Announce: RubyGems Release 1.3.3 Thanks for the great work on RubyGems! – James B. [www.jamesbritt.com](http://www.jamesbritt.com) - Playing with Better Toys [www.ruby-doc.org](http://www.ruby-doc.org) - Ruby Help & Documentation [www.rubystuff.com](http://www.rubystuff.com) - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff [www.neurogami.com](http://www.neurogami.com) - Smart application development ---
**Author:** ![miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miracleofmagick)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 3:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-1-3-3/167169/3 "2009-05-08T15:14:33Z")
> - `gem clean` now cleans up --user-install gems. Bug #25516 by Brett > Eisenberg. > $ gem update --system (you might need to be admin/root) congrats on a seamless upgrade this system for all my machines. Thanks! -=r