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ruby-build

brew install ruby-build v20260616 MIT

Shell script tool to compile and install multiple Ruby versions and implementations.

Why you might care

Part of the rbenv ecosystem for managing per-project Ruby versions without system interference. Handles the complexity of building Ruby from source with correct flags and dependencies, supporting dozens of Ruby versions and implementations (MRI, JRuby, Rubinius). Use this if you need reproducible, isolated Ruby environments across machines or projects.

Categories

language-runtime build-system

Alternatives

rvm asdf mise
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Runtime dependencies

autoconf libyaml openssl@3 pkgconf readline

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