RoR 2.1.0 RC install on windows

rubyonrails-talk
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I want to update my rails from 2.0.2 to 2.1.0RC.

I know the 2.1.0RC is now on github.orb.

So how do I install this on windows ?

My current directory structure for rails 2.0.2 looks like this

E:\ruby\lib\ruby\gems\1.8\gems\rails-2.0.2

Would I just replact the rails-2.0.2 directory ???

Sorry, but I am a newby and trying to figure all of the structure of rails.

yea, I know I need to move to linux or Mac but this is all I have now, so I must deal with it.

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I want to update my rails from 2.0.2 to 2.1.0RC.

I know the 2.1.0RC is now on github.orb.

So how do I install this on windows ?

You'll probably find that the easiest way is to grab the gem from gems.rubyonrails.org (it the version 2.0.991 gems), ie

gem install rails --source gems.rubyonrails.org

Note that there are also ones like 2.0.991.20080529111450 which aren't RC1 - those are the daily snapshots (ie RC1 + 2 weeks or so)

Fred

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What does the RC mean? Kathleen

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Release Candidate.. basically means "It's almost done and we're saying
it's good enough to install, but it's not the final version yet"