[chef] Re: ruby version of opscode deb packages

[Bryan McLellan < >]

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 5:40 AM,  
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> * When will these packages be updated to use ruby1.9 ?

As Alex indicated, the dependencies are based on the default Ruby in
Debian and Ubuntu.

Debian Wheezy, which has recently "frozen," made significant gains in
improving the ruby environment in Debian. It will be much easier for
packages to utilize the different Debian supported versions of Ruby
using ruby-switch. The Rubygems binaries will now be in
/usr/local/bin.

http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Ruby/Packaging

> * Does opscode recommend to use ruby1.8 for chef and chef-server ?

You should use a newer version of ruby. Opscode is currently shipping
Ruby 1.9.2p290 in the omnibus packages. If you don't have personal
feelings about packaging or Ruby, you should use the Omnibus packages.

http://www.opscode.com/blog/2012/06/29/omnibus-chef-packaging/

Bryan