3

The recommended way to install ruby is through rvm and rbenv.

Why are these methods so slow? I have seen packages 10x times larger installing in much quicker time.

Kimda K
  • 41
  • 1
  • 2

1 Answers1

1

Because they compile a fresh copy of ruby for each versioned installation. That ought to have been obvious from both the documentation and the output of rvm.

Michael Hampton
  • 244,070
  • 43
  • 506
  • 972
  • 1
    Maybe `rvm` is more informative, but the [non-obvious] output of `rbenv` is the following hang for ten minutes: "Installing ruby-X.Y.Z ..." – emallove Nov 01 '21 at 14:25