We’re running a bit behind on announcements, so here’s our post about releasing rv version 0.6.

The headline features added to version 0.6 are daily releases of ruby-dev, adding namespace support to rvx, and supporting gem servers that require authentication, for projects that use Sidekiq Pro, Avo Pro, and the like. We also added a self-update command.

ruby-dev daily releases

The daily releases of ruby-dev are especially helpful if you want to test your application against the latest Ruby version that’s currently in development — you don’t have to download Ruby source code, or compile it, you can simply install a build of Ruby from git that’s less than a day old, any time you want, by running rv ruby install dev. We run nightly builds of Ruby and publish them to GitHub Releases, where anyone using rv can try them out by spending a second or two installing. No more recompiling Ruby every time you want to try the latest — just try it.

rvx namespaces

The second change helps anyone trying to use rvx to run CLI tools from gems. Before, it was possible to run rvx gist and everything would work as expected. However, gem servers with namespaces, like gem.coop, didn’t have a way to instantly run gems from a namespace. Now, it’s as easy as rvx @indirect/card to immediately run the CLI tool from the gem named card in the gem.coop namespace @indirect.

server authentication support

On the gem installation side of things, we built support for server authentication. That means rv can now install Gemfiles that use the private gem servers for Sidekiq Pro and Avo Pro, or any Gemfile that uses an entirely private authenticated gem server.

rv self-update

Finally, we added a self-update command. Many of our users install using Homebrew, and get updates automatically as part of Homebrew’s updating system. For everyone else installing rv directly, the built-in self-update means that you don’t have to re-run the installer every time there’s a new version. Just run rv selfupdate to get the latest version, once you’ve installed 0.6.0 or higher at least once.

more version 6.0 updates

This version also includes dozens of bugfixes, and several significant compatibility improvements when working with Bundler configuration and lockfiles. Check out the changelog for the full list of all 43 changes.

We’re continuing our work on installing full Gemfiles, as well as adding additional features to make rv the best way to use Ruby and gems. If you’d like to help test our changes, give us feedback about how rv could be better, or even help us implement new features, we’d love to have your help. Head over to rv.dev to get started, and we’ll see you soon!