Bug 706332

Summary: Update Ruby to the latest point release
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Vít Ondruch <vondruch>
Component: rubyAssignee: Vít Ondruch <vondruch>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Aleš Mareček <amarecek>
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Priority: medium    
Version: 6.2CC: amarecek, eng-i18n-bugs, rprice
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Updated Ruby packages that fixes several security issues and bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The package do not contains any new features or enhancements. Update is strongly recommended.
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Description Vít Ondruch 2011-05-20 06:52:54 UTC
There are Ruby 1.8.7-p334 available. This version should not introduce any API/ABI breakage and fixes several security issues.

Comment 4 Vít Ondruch 2011-06-09 20:46:17 UTC
It seems that even newer point release might be available: http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/vframe.rb/ruby/ruby-core/36406?36237-36829+split-mode-vertical

Comment 5 Mike Khusid 2011-06-22 15:19:16 UTC
Vit, are any new features expected to be introduced with this patch release?

Comment 6 Vít Ondruch 2011-06-22 15:50:21 UTC
(In reply to comment #5)
> Vit, are any new features expected to be introduced with this patch release?

No new features. Only bugfixes. See https://github.com/ruby/ruby/compare/v1_8_7_334...ruby_1_8_7

Comment 7 Vít Ondruch 2011-07-01 15:06:45 UTC
It seems the release is coming this weekend: http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-core/37711

Comment 10 Vít Ondruch 2011-07-21 10:50:43 UTC
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
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Updated Ruby packages that fixes several security issues and bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The package do not contains any new features or enhancements. Update is strongly recommended.

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2011-12-06 12:07:56 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1581.html