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Rails new GEM_HOME

I recently upgraded to Ruby 1.8.7 (had an issue with 1.9.2) and had to reinstall RubyGems. Now my project can't see any of the old gems in my GEM_HOME, is there a way to point my new gem binary to my previous GEM_HOME? I can't find anything online and it's a big pain to install them all again one by one. I'm also on a Mac, so it's at:

$ echo $GEM_HOME
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/

Thank you!

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Hi, maintaing ruby version and gems is a PITA, this is why rvm (ruby version manager) was created. It's a life savor, to me at least(I'm on a mac too). Check out rvm at http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/

Maybe you didn't want a "reinstall" answer, but IMHO rvm is the smartest choice.

if you need some rvm tips, check this SO out rvm tips

Ole Morten Amundsen  2010-09-16 19:42:02
Thank you, I guess that's just the way it is. Glad I'm not missing something at least.
kbighorse  2010-09-16 23:24:26

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