how to make a gemset in RVM the default?

Question

I'm trying to make a gemset the default whenever I start a new terminal in Mac OS X:

rvm use 1.9.3@rails3.2 --create --default

That seems to work, the rails3.2 gemset becomes the current gemset:

$ rvm gemset list

gemsets for ruby-1.9.3-p0 (found in /Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0)
   global
=> rails3.2

$

But when I open up a new terminal, the rails3.2 gemset is no longer the current:

$ rvm gemset list

gemsets for ruby-1.9.3-p0 (found in /Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0)
   global
   rails3.2

$

What do I do?

Answer 1

You can use this command.

rvm use --default <ruby version>@<gemset name>

or

rvm --default use <ruby version>@<gemset name> or

rvm use <ruby version>@<gemset name> --default 

Answer 2

Use following command to make a gemset as default.

rvm use <ruby version>@<gemset name> --default

eg.

 rvm use 1.8.7-p370@mygemset --default

Answer 3

Interesting that nobody has mentioned rvm alias. Try your version-specific variation of this, works for me:

$ rvm alias create default ruby-2.3.0@rails_4_2_6
# me logs out, fetches another coffee
# me logs in
$ rvm list

rvm rubies

   ruby-2.2.4 [ x86_64 ]
=* ruby-2.3.0 [ x86_64 ]

$ rvm gemset list

gemsets for ruby-2.3.0 (found in /home/aclarke/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.0)
   (default)
   global
=> rails_4_2_6

Answer 4

Have you tried specifying rvm --default use after the gemset is created so passing:

 rvm --default use ruby-1.9.3-p0@rails3.2

and then seeing if that sticks? Using create and default at the same time isn't something I've tried before, it's the only thing that strikes me as out of place.

Given the discussion below I'd offer this as a means for dealing with the problem. (Personally, I'd probably implode rvm and start over.) But, if you wanted to try to make a go of it with this install then I'd look at your .rvm folder, specifically in .rvm/environments/default which will contain all the environment variables exported for the default environment. Here you'll find rvm_gemset_name this may be set incorrectly and isn't updated for some reason (permissions?) or is set correctly in which case its some other environment issue. You could try manually setting it here in the file if its not correct.

Answer 5

You can use this command

$ rvm use <ruby version>@<gemset name> --create --ruby-version

For example : ruby version = ruby-2.1.2 gemset name = gem320

It would be

$ rvm use ruby-2.1.2@gem320 --create --ruby-version.

Even if you open other tab also, it will preserve the settings.