[Rubygems-developers] Platform selection in gem install

[Patrick Hurley]

On 6/25/07, Alexey Verkhovsky <alexey.verkhovsky at gmail.com> wrote:
>   gem install mongrel --platform linux-i386
>
> Would a patch that does it be welcome?

Yes, I might suggest allowing a prioritized list:

--platforms ruby,linux-i686,linux-i386

and/or wild cards or partial matching:

--platforms ruby,linux

But even without I would certainly use it :-)
pth