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I've been perfectly content using RVM https://rvm.io/ https://rvm.io/ - with all the functionality I need, and reliability, too. What am I missing out on?
by NatW 11y ago
I've been perfectly content using RVM https://rvm.io/ https://rvm.io/ - with all the functionality I need, and reliability, too. What am I missing out on?
- elliotec 11y agoRbenv is much smaller and only does ruby version changes and installations with the ruby install add on. rvm is bigger and has more features but is a bigger pain to use in my experience.
- lucaspiller 11y agoAlso the whole Gemset thing is basically redundant now Bundler has become the standard way of locking dependencies (Gems).
- technion 11y agoI fell on rvm because it seems to be the "default" recommendation. I don't see a need to use something "better" if the raw tool does the job perfectly. I do get annoyed that "rvm list known" tends to only show old versions. For example, it suggests it can install ruby-2.2.1, but I'm fully aware 2.2.4 is available, as is ruby 2.3 now. And for me at least, this problem is consistent after applying the standard advice of "get the latest rvm".
- aaronbrethorst 11y agorvm was perfectly happy to install Ruby 2.3.0 for me this morning, upgrading me from 2.2.4, which is what I was using until last night.
- mwpmaybe 11y agorvm "stable" hasn't been updated in quite a while, last time I checked. you need to install the "dev" version.
- regularfry 11y agoThe problem with rvm was always that it tried to do too much. With a tool like that, as long as it's working, you won't see the downside. When it breaks, it breaks in complicated, hard-to-debug ways. If you're saying it's reliable for you, that's great. That wasn't my experience.