RubyInstaller 1.8.7-p371 released

In combination with the rest of the RubyInstaller team, I’m very
pleased to announce the release of RubyInstaller packages for Ruby
1.8.7-p371

As usual, installer and 7z packages are available at RubyInstaller
website and RubyForge for download:

http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=167&release_id=46998

For verification, MD5 signatures of each file released are provided:

f46935ec33931c7384940daaab48596f *ruby-1.8.7-p371-doc-chm.7z
3263c2545dc180df6de8ab51e41ad4f8 *ruby-1.8.7-p371-i386-mingw32.7z
4fe69c7a284e9937d3d1db9b76626beb *rubyinstaller-1.8.7-p371.exe

Installer is also digitally signed to avoid alterations and UAC
warnings.

You can read Ruby’s own announcement here:

http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/400274

= What’s new?

Beyond what is covered by Ruby itself, we have our own set of
improvements:

  • Enhancements:
    • Upgraded Ruby 1.8.7 to patchlevel 371
    • Convert gdbm recipe to use Knapsack binaries
    • Convert pdcurses recipe to use Knapsack binaries
    • Convert tcl and tk recipes to use Knapsack binaries