Bug 706332 - Update Ruby to the latest point release
Summary: Update Ruby to the latest point release
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: ruby
Version: 6.2
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
medium
medium
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Vít Ondruch
QA Contact: Aleš Mareček
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-05-20 06:52 UTC by Vít Ondruch
Modified: 2018-11-29 21:48 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Doc Type: Rebase: Bug Fixes and Enhancements
Doc Text:
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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Last Closed: 2011-12-06 12:07:56 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2011:1581 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Low: ruby security, bug fix, and enhancement update 2011-12-06 00:38:54 UTC

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 8 Vít Ondruch 2011-07-02 13:17:49 UTC 
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/07/02/ruby-1-8-7-p352-released/
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
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
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
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