The README was not specific enough about the current state of our Ruby support. This commit lays out our current status as discussed in issue #7506 and in greater detail on the internal mailing list around April 8, 2011 under the subject "Statler Ruby Versions Support."
Paired-With: Matt Robinson <m...@puppetlabs.com> Signed-off-by: nfagerlund <nick.fagerl...@gmail.com> --- Local-branch: ticket/2.7rc/7506 README.md | 8 ++++++-- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4d17a75..c3a6c94 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Puppet, an automated administrative engine for your Linux and Unix systems, perf administrative tasks (such as adding users, installing packages, and updating server configurations) based on a centralized specification. -Documentation (and detailed installation instructions) can be found online at the +Documentation (and detailed installation instructions) can be found online at the [Puppet Docs site](http://docs.puppetlabs.com). Installation @@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ Installation Generally, you need the following things installed: -* Ruby >= 1.8.1 (earlier releases might work but probably not) +* A supported Ruby version. Ruby 1.8.5, 1.8.7, and 1.9.2 are fully supported + (with a handful of known issues under 1.9.2); Ruby 1.8.1 is supported on a + best-effort basis for agent use only. Other versions of Ruby are used at your + own risk, and Ruby 1.8.6, 1.9.0, and 1.9.1 are not recommended for + compatibility reasons. * The Ruby OpenSSL library. For some reason, this often isn't included in the main ruby distributions. You can test for it by running -- 1.7.3.3 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-dev@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-dev?hl=en.
