[MacPorts] #16861: [ruby] Please revert lang/ruby to 1.8.6p287

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#16861: [ruby] Please revert lang/ruby to 1.8.6p287
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  Reporter:  roberto at freebsd.org  |       Owner:  kimuraw at macports.org
      Type:  enhancement          |      Status:  assigned            
  Priority:  High                 |   Milestone:  Port Bugs           
 Component:  ports                |     Version:  1.6.0               
Resolution:                       |    Keywords:  ruby                
      Port:  ruby                 |  
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Comment(by febeling at macports.org):

 I raised concerns with this downgrade, but I wasn't aware that Rails
 doesn't work with it, duh. So maybe we should really downgrade.
 Additionally we could make 1.8.7 become ruby-devel, a variation that is
 used elsewhere. I seem to remember we didn't want variants that effect to
 installing a different version of the same package, but I don't know where
 exactly.

 To become more specific, Rails <2.1.2 had this problem using ruby187:

 http://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/867-undefined-method-
 length-for-enumerable

 Current rails port is 2.1.0, which is from end of may. So current rails
 and ruby don't match. :/

 Rails officially recommends 1.8.6 therefore as well. There is a strong
 case for downgrading now, imho.

 http://www.rubyonrails.org/down

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