I've heard ftp-master rejected libdb* packages for ruby1.9.

This means, we can't use any berkeley db in ruby1.9, so that debian is not suitable to develop future ruby package. For example, gonzui requires ruby1.9 for better support (ruby source parser is available on ruby1.9), but it requires libdb4.2 or later, so that debian is not good platform to run gonzui.

I feel regret at ftp-master's wrong decisions.

I've notified by Akira Yamada, ruby1.8 maintainer, that new ruby1.8 package (1.8.2-3) will be uploaded soon. He restructure library packages more simple.

Maybe, I need to update ruby-defaults to follow this new packaging.