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MULTIRUBY_SETUP.1(1) Debian GNU System MULTIRUBY_SETUP.1(1)

NAME

multiruby_setup - script to help you manage multiruby

SYNOPSIS

multiruby_setup [-h|cmd|spec...]

multiruby_setup mri:svn:current

DESCRIPTION

Use multiruby_setup to manage your installed versions of ruby. This helps you use multiruby command to run anything you want on multiple versions of ruby.

The various versions are installed in a subdirectory of .multiruby in your home directory.

OPTIONS

cmds

-h, --help, help
show this help.

build
build and install everything. used internally.

clean
clean scm build dirs and remove non-scm build dirs.

list
print installed versions.

rm:$version
remove a particular version.

rubygems:merge
symlink all rubygem dirs to one dir.

tags
list all tags from svn.

update
update svn builds.

update:rubygems
update rubygems and nuke install dirs.

specs

the_usual
alias for latest versions from tar + rubygems

mri:svn:current
alias for mri:svn:releases and mri:svn:branches.

mri:svn:releases
alias for supported releases of mri ruby.

mri:svn:branches
alias for active branches of mri ruby.

mri:svn:branch:$branch
install a specific $branch of mri from svn.

mri:svn:tag:$tag
install a specific $tag of mri from svn.

mri:tar:$version
install a specific $version of mri from tarball.

environment variables

GEM_URL
url for rubygems tarballs

MRI_SVN
url for MRI SVN

RUBY_URL
url for MRI tarballs

VERSIONS
what versions to install

RUBYOPT is cleared on installs.

NOTES

  • you can add a symlink to your rubinius build into ~/.multiruby/install
  • I need patches/maintainers for other implementations.

AUTHOR

Ryan Davis, Eric Hodel, seattle.rb

This manual page is written by Praveen Arimbrathodiyl <praveen@debian.org> for Debian GNU System (GNU/Linux, GNU/kFreeBSD, GNU/Hurd).

2025-08-21 ZenTest