Also as a note, there are (unofficial, but maintained by the CentOS maintainer, Karanbir Singh) packages for RHEL 5 at:
http://centos.karan.org/el5/ruby187/ I've used these in production with much success. -Eric On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Matthaus Litteken <matth...@puppetlabs.com > wrote: > Yes, 1.8.5 will work with puppet 2.7.x. Here is a quick link to a > supported ruby versions chart > (http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/platforms.html#ruby-versions). > 1.8.7 is better for various reasons, but 1.8.5 will work. > > HTH. > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Dan White <y...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I am stuck on RHEL 5 for the moment, and I am trying to set up a Puppet > 2.7.x Master. > > From this post ( > http://www.mail-archive.com/puppet-users@googlegroups.com/msg27199.html ), > > I got the impression that I needed ruby 1.8.7. I tried to install > passenger using the stealthymonkeys.com repo and it complained that it > wants ruby 1.8.5 exactly (Processing Dependency: ruby = 1.8.5 for package: > rubygem-passenger-native-libs). > > > > Looking back at the referenced mailing list item, it says that ruby > 1.8.7 is needed for Dashboard and Foreman. > > I am not using either of those. Just plain old puppet with a dash of > hiera. > > > > The Question: Is ruby 1.8.5 OK to use with puppet 2.7.x ? > > > > Thanks. > > > > “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists > elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” > > Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Puppet Users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > Matthaus Litteken > Release Manager, Puppet Labs > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.
