Project:Ruby/Ruby 1.8 deprecation

Ruby 1.8 is currently being deprecated.

= List of ruby18-only packages to be removed =

app-admin

 * mcollective-2.2.0{,-r1}: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=491896

app-misc

 * alexandria: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=488680 to be masked with ruby 1.8

app-text

 * migemo-0.40_p2 needs to be stabilized

dev-ruby

 * mecab-ruby: stable newer version (when ruby20 is stable...)
 * ruby-taglib ← app-emacs/bongo (taglib USE flag https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492562 )
 * rubytorrent ← media-sound/podcatcher (bittorrent USE flag, 1.9 compatible fork: https://github.com/remomueller/rubytorrent-allspice )


 * system_timer ← faraday (only for ruby18)

www-servers

 * mongrel
 * mongrel_cluster

= ruby 1.8 final mask =

dev-lang/ruby:1.8 virtual/rubygems:ruby18 virtual/ruby-rdoc:ruby18 virtual/ruby-ssl:ruby18 virtual/ruby-threads:ruby18
 * 1) Ruby 1.8 has no longer been supported upstream since July 2013 and
 * 2) has known security issues (bug #492282). Ruby packages in general
 * 3) are no longer compatible with ruby 1.8. Removal is tracked in bug
 * 4) 434064.
 * 5) This mask also includes all packages still depending in ruby 1.8.
 * 1) This mask also includes all packages still depending in ruby 1.8.

app-misc/alexandria dev-ruby/fastercsv dev-ruby/oniguruma dev-ruby/revolution

Additional actions:
 * Remove fastercsv from dev-ruby/dbf and www-apps/redmine (behind ruby18 USE flag)
 * Remove oniguruma from dev-ruby/textpow and dev-ruby/ultraviolet (behind ruby18 USE flag)

= ready to be masked =


 * pry:0
 * ruby2ruby:0
 * locale_rails: mask with rails 2.3
 * rspec-rails:0 : mask with rails 2.3
 * parsetree (still needs version bump?) ← heckle (already masked), ruby2ruby:0 ← i18n:0.4 (lacks ppc/ppc64 stable: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=483708)

= Masked packages =

Masked (expires March 1st)

 * app-i18n/prime
 * dev-libs/suikyo