Ruby version for Chef

Question

Can Chef support newer versions of Ruby i.e. 2.0.0? If not , is there a reason why?

In the documentation it specified up to 1.9.2 https://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/System+Requirements+with+install (dead link)

Answer 1

Chef 11.6+ supports Ruby 2.0. Versions less than that will only work on Ruby 1.8 and 1.9.

Sources:

• I work for Opscode
• I use Chef on Ruby 2.0, 1.9, and 1.8

Answer 2

Documentation might need some updating. Chef supports ruby 2.0 according to this blogpost

http://www.opscode.com/blog/2013/09/03/chef-10-28-0-released/