Dan, Understood re running into problems and playing nice. Haus' comment stands, 1.8.5 works.
-Eric On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Dan White <y...@comcast.net> wrote: > Thanks for the pointer, Eric, but I was able to build my own ruby 1.8.7 > from the rbel.frameos.org source RPM > > The problem is that it won't play nice with the other pieces I want to use. > Maybe I could build passenger from source as well, but I'd rather work > from binary RPM's as much as possible. > > If puppet won't break when I back down to ruby 1.8.5, that is my main > concern. > > “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) > > ----- Eric Shamow <e...@puppetlabs.com> wrote: > > 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) > > > > > > > > -- > > > -- > > > 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.
