Issued:

2013-11-20

Updated:

2013-11-20

RHBA-2013:1694 - rubygems bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

rubygems bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated rubygems packages that fix one bug and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

RubyGems is the Ruby standard for publishing and managing third-party libraries.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Previously, the specification file listed an incorrect license. The specification file has been updated to fix the license, which is MIT now. (BZ#559707)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancement:

• New release of rubygems package introduces rubygems-devel subpackage with RPM macros for easier packaging and better compatibility with Fedora. (BZ#788001)

Users of rubygems are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug and add this enhancement.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• rubygems-1.3.7-5.el6.noarch.rpm
• rubygems-devel-1.3.7-5.el6.noarch.rpm
• rubygems-1.3.7-5.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information

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