diff --git a/extra/ruby/.SRCINFO b/extra/ruby/.SRCINFO
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..954f4d1fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/ruby/.SRCINFO
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+pkgbase = ruby
+	pkgdesc = An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming
+	pkgver = 3.2.4
+	pkgrel = 1
+	url = https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/
+	arch = x86_64
+	license = BSD-2-Clause
+	checkdepends = inetutils
+	checkdepends = procps-ng
+	makedepends = doxygen
+	makedepends = gcc-libs
+	makedepends = gdbm
+	makedepends = glibc
+	makedepends = gmp
+	makedepends = graphviz
+	makedepends = libffi
+	makedepends = libxcrypt
+	makedepends = libyaml
+	makedepends = openssl
+	makedepends = readline
+	makedepends = rust
+	makedepends = tk
+	makedepends = zlib
+	options = !emptydirs
+	source = https://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/3.2/ruby-3.2.4.tar.xz
+	source = ruby-3.2-openssl-3.3-fix.patch::https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/dd5e625d7bcb7dc849fdbc2ad8053f9c2724efb4.patch
+	sha512sums = fb0af37be4b6ad7b98ab9f8a508952238ee68b5828e3926331e4db52e2ebc1e6046f31114069322db0cd3bea7c9b82ace91c8564573ddcfa1f960877b237dbff
+	sha512sums = 52351374fc9aa9c3576bfb4b62df1d1d8dbe7327270a4d1c5777d247a33d6e6528b08a537fc4c87d9d0cc54b4b9183848f6c54d54fc727871b3e511b7a73ddb7
+	b2sums = 9c2300a958b03528d51f0d74a069c8c538ca4009835d55377509a000bcfb43893a8a80d8fda57011e77c72e6283cb259281d5ba7b37444546e49f2a9ad515cf3
+	b2sums = 1ee662e57f9f29b4ab29b391b38b988a8b5c199e62c815353c3a47e6eceea910344c7d9a00512916e05b6404efddf941313dfdcb0bec027f7f668443309228b9
+
+pkgname = ruby
+	depends = gcc-libs
+	depends = gdbm
+	depends = glibc
+	depends = gmp
+	depends = libffi
+	depends = libxcrypt
+	depends = libyaml
+	depends = openssl
+	depends = readline
+	depends = zlib
+	depends = rubygems
+	optdepends = tk: for Ruby/TK
+	optdepends = ruby-docs: Documentation for Ruby
+	optdepends = ruby-default-gems: Default gems which are part of Ruby StdLib
+	optdepends = ruby-bundled-gems: Bundled gems which are part of Ruby StdLib
+	optdepends = ruby-stdlib: Full Ruby StdLib including default gems, bundled gems and tools
+	provides = libruby.so
+	provides = ruby-abbrev
+	provides = ruby-base64
+	provides = ruby-benchmark
+	provides = ruby-bigdecimal
+	provides = ruby-cgi
+	provides = ruby-csv
+	provides = ruby-date
+	provides = ruby-delegate
+	provides = ruby-did_you_mean
+	provides = ruby-digest
+	provides = ruby-drb
+	provides = ruby-english
+	provides = ruby-error_highlight
+	provides = ruby-etc
+	provides = ruby-fcntl
+	provides = ruby-fiddle
+	provides = ruby-fileutils
+	provides = ruby-find
+	provides = ruby-forwardable
+	provides = ruby-getoptlong
+	provides = ruby-io-console
+	provides = ruby-io-nonblock
+	provides = ruby-io-wait
+	provides = ruby-ipaddr
+	provides = ruby-json
+	provides = ruby-logger
+	provides = ruby-mutex_m
+	provides = ruby-net-http
+	provides = ruby-net-protocol
+	provides = ruby-nkf
+	provides = ruby-observer
+	provides = ruby-open-uri
+	provides = ruby-open3
+	provides = ruby-openssl
+	provides = ruby-optparse
+	provides = ruby-ostruct
+	provides = ruby-pathname
+	provides = ruby-pp
+	provides = ruby-prettyprint
+	provides = ruby-pstore
+	provides = ruby-psych
+	provides = ruby-readline
+	provides = ruby-readline-ext
+	provides = ruby-reline
+	provides = ruby-resolv
+	provides = ruby-resolv-replace
+	provides = ruby-rinda
+	provides = ruby-ruby2_keywords
+	provides = ruby-securerandom
+	provides = ruby-set
+	provides = ruby-shellwords
+	provides = ruby-singleton
+	provides = ruby-stringio
+	provides = ruby-strscan
+	provides = ruby-syntax_suggest
+	provides = ruby-syslog
+	provides = ruby-tempfile
+	provides = ruby-time
+	provides = ruby-timeout
+	provides = ruby-tmpdir
+	provides = ruby-tsort
+	provides = ruby-un
+	provides = ruby-uri
+	provides = ruby-weakref
+	provides = ruby-yaml
+	provides = ruby-zlib
+	conflicts = 
+	replaces = ruby-abbrev
+	replaces = ruby-base64
+	replaces = ruby-benchmark
+	replaces = ruby-bigdecimal
+	replaces = ruby-cgi
+	replaces = ruby-csv
+	replaces = ruby-date
+	replaces = ruby-delegate
+	replaces = ruby-did_you_mean
+	replaces = ruby-digest
+	replaces = ruby-drb
+	replaces = ruby-english
+	replaces = ruby-etc
+	replaces = ruby-fcntl
+	replaces = ruby-fiddle
+	replaces = ruby-fileutils
+	replaces = ruby-find
+	replaces = ruby-forwardable
+	replaces = ruby-getoptlong
+	replaces = ruby-io-console
+	replaces = ruby-io-nonblock
+	replaces = ruby-io-wait
+	replaces = ruby-ipaddr
+	replaces = ruby-json
+	replaces = ruby-logger
+	replaces = ruby-mutex_m
+	replaces = ruby-net-http
+	replaces = ruby-open-uri
+	replaces = ruby-psych
+	replaces = ruby-reline
+	replaces = ruby-ruby2_keywords
+	replaces = ruby-set
+	replaces = ruby-stringio
+	replaces = ruby-time
+	replaces = ruby-tmpdir
+	replaces = ruby-uri
+
+pkgname = ruby-docs
+	pkgdesc = Documentation files for Ruby
+
+pkgname = ruby-default-gems
+	pkgdesc = Default gems which are part of Ruby StdLib
+	depends = ruby-bundler
+	depends = ruby-erb
+	depends = ruby-irb
+	depends = ruby-racc
+	depends = ruby-rdoc
+	depends = ruby-rubygems
+
+pkgname = ruby-bundled-gems
+	pkgdesc = Bundled gems which are part of Ruby StdLib
+	depends = ruby-debug
+	depends = ruby-matrix
+	depends = ruby-minitest
+	depends = ruby-net-ftp
+	depends = ruby-net-imap
+	depends = ruby-net-pop
+	depends = ruby-net-smtp
+	depends = ruby-power_assert
+	depends = ruby-prime
+	depends = ruby-rake
+	depends = ruby-rbs
+	depends = ruby-rexml
+	depends = ruby-rss
+	depends = ruby-test-unit
+	depends = ruby-typeprof
+	conflicts = ruby-bundledgems
+	replaces = ruby-bundledgems
+
+pkgname = ruby-stdlib
+	pkgdesc = Full Ruby StdLib including default gems, bundled gems and tools
+	depends = ruby-default-gems
+	depends = ruby-bundled-gems
diff --git a/extra/ruby/.nvchecker.toml b/extra/ruby/.nvchecker.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13f72dd77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/ruby/.nvchecker.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[ruby]
+source = "git"
+git = "https://github.com/ruby/ruby.git"
+prefix = "v"
+from_pattern = "([0-9]+)_([0-9]+)_([0-9]+)"
+to_pattern = "\\1.\\2.\\3"
+exclude_regex = ".+(rc|preview).+"
diff --git a/extra/ruby/PKGBUILD b/extra/ruby/PKGBUILD
index 758d8e8a9..f37255581 100644
--- a/extra/ruby/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/ruby/PKGBUILD
@@ -6,36 +6,181 @@
 # Contributor: John Proctor <jproctor@prium.net>
 # Contributor: Jeramy Rutley <jrutley@gmail.com>
 
+# Do not re-package default gems (see https://stdgems.org/). Trying to do that will lead to multiple problems
+
 # ALARM: Kevin Mihelich <kevin@archlinuxarm.org>
 #  - generalize arch-dependent removal of gem remains
 
-pkgname=(ruby ruby-docs ruby-stdlib ruby-bundledgems)
-pkgver=3.0.6
+pkgname=(
+  ruby
+  ruby-docs
+  ruby-default-gems
+  ruby-bundled-gems
+  ruby-stdlib
+)
+pkgver=3.2.4
 pkgrel=1
-arch=(x86_64)
+pkgdesc='An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming'
 url='https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/'
-license=(BSD custom)
-makedepends=(doxygen gdbm graphviz libffi libyaml openssl ttf-dejavu tk)
-options=(!emptydirs !lto) # Disable LTO until fixes for https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/18062 released
-_osslver=3.0.0
-source=(https://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/${pkgver:0:3}/ruby-${pkgver}.tar.xz
-        ruby-openssl-$_osslver.tar.xz::https://github.com/ruby/openssl/archive/refs/tags/v$_osslver.tar.gz)
-sha512sums=('abbf883cd9f3ddbd171df8f8c3cd35d930623c4c01a5e01387de0aee9811cca7604b82163e18e04f809773bf1ca5a450f13f62f3db14f191f610e116ae4fa6f8'
-            '076d2924b61c4f7704b47718a33732fb5285a3af39f328ed9e83add36589da99dfae73b3e893398fc3f2a74dcbead0b66edc682040fa1b48f9530894c7187f95')
-b2sums=('e1fca86cdf267fc2289ef4d605fdf0023265c3a291ca4088361c0acd64310a7c41bf0750b4ac762157c20ceaa5df8bdc0a67374bcad9654bca5c3fc8630ff89c'
-        '2eeb64caf188d79137686a8c5f0aa9d27860b3a3da8e0d4082f749beaa600928d814fe8cd70a6921358066603ce453d92838c1bce32509574ea333b6ca567fc8')
+arch=(x86_64)
+license=(BSD-2-Clause)
+makedepends=(
+  doxygen
+  gcc-libs
+  gdbm
+  glibc
+  gmp
+  graphviz
+  libffi
+  libxcrypt
+  libyaml
+  openssl
+  readline
+  rust
+  tk
+  zlib
+)
+checkdepends=(
+  inetutils
+  procps-ng
+)
+options=('!emptydirs')
+source=(
+  "https://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/${pkgver:0:3}/ruby-${pkgver}.tar.xz"
+  ruby-3.2-openssl-3.3-fix.patch::https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/dd5e625d7bcb7dc849fdbc2ad8053f9c2724efb4.patch
+)
+sha512sums=('fb0af37be4b6ad7b98ab9f8a508952238ee68b5828e3926331e4db52e2ebc1e6046f31114069322db0cd3bea7c9b82ace91c8564573ddcfa1f960877b237dbff'
+            '52351374fc9aa9c3576bfb4b62df1d1d8dbe7327270a4d1c5777d247a33d6e6528b08a537fc4c87d9d0cc54b4b9183848f6c54d54fc727871b3e511b7a73ddb7')
+b2sums=('9c2300a958b03528d51f0d74a069c8c538ca4009835d55377509a000bcfb43893a8a80d8fda57011e77c72e6283cb259281d5ba7b37444546e49f2a9ad515cf3'
+        '1ee662e57f9f29b4ab29b391b38b988a8b5c199e62c815353c3a47e6eceea910344c7d9a00512916e05b6404efddf941313dfdcb0bec027f7f668443309228b9')
+
+_bootstrap=0
+_rubyver="${pkgver:0:3}.0"
+_bundled_gems=(
+  debug
+  matrix
+  minitest
+  net-ftp
+  net-imap
+  net-pop
+  net-smtp
+  power_assert
+  prime
+  rake
+  rbs
+  rexml
+  rss
+  test-unit
+  typeprof
+)
+_bundled_gems_bins=(
+  rake
+  rbs
+  rdbg
+  typeprof
+)
+_default_gems=(
+  abbrev
+  base64
+  benchmark
+  bigdecimal
+  cgi
+  csv
+  date
+  delegate
+  did_you_mean
+  digest
+  drb
+  english
+  error_highlight
+  etc
+  fcntl
+  fiddle
+  fileutils
+  find
+  forwardable
+  getoptlong
+  io-console
+  io-nonblock
+  io-wait
+  ipaddr
+  json
+  logger
+  mutex_m
+  net-http
+  net-protocol
+  nkf
+  observer
+  open-uri
+  open3
+  openssl
+  optparse
+  ostruct
+  pathname
+  pp
+  prettyprint
+  pstore
+  psych
+  readline
+  readline-ext
+  reline
+  resolv
+  resolv-replace
+  rinda
+  ruby2_keywords
+  securerandom
+  set
+  shellwords
+  singleton
+  stringio
+  strscan
+  syntax_suggest
+  syslog
+  tempfile
+  time
+  timeout
+  tmpdir
+  tsort
+  un
+  uri
+  weakref
+  yaml
+  zlib
+)
+_default_tool_gems=(
+  bundler
+  erb
+  irb
+  racc
+  rdoc
+  rubygems
+)
+_default_tool_gems_bins=(
+  bundle
+  bundler
+  erb
+  gem
+  irb
+  racc
+  rdoc
+  ri
+)
 
 prepare() {
-  cd ruby-${pkgver}
-  rm -rf ext/openssl test/openssl
-  mv ../openssl-$_osslver/ext/openssl ext
-  mv ../openssl-$_osslver/lib ext/openssl
-  mv ../openssl-$_osslver/{History.md,openssl.gemspec} ext/openssl
-  mv ../openssl-$_osslver/test/openssl test
+  cd "ruby-${pkgver}"
+
+  # ignore test_session_reuse_but_expire test for openssl version 3.3
+  sed -i "s/3.2./3.3./g" test/net/http/test_https.rb
+
+  patch -Np1 < ../ruby-3.2-openssl-3.3-fix.patch
 }
 
 build() {
-  cd ruby-${pkgver}
+  cd "ruby-${pkgver}"
+
+  # this uses malloc_usable_size, which is incompatible with fortification level 3
+  export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS/_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3/_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2}"
+  export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS/_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3/_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2}"
 
   ./configure \
     --prefix=/usr \
@@ -51,242 +196,182 @@ build() {
 }
 
 check() {
-  cd ruby-${pkgver}
+  cd "ruby-${pkgver}"
 
-  make test
+  # this uses malloc_usable_size, which is incompatible with fortification level 3
+  export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS/_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3/_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2}"
+  export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS/_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3/_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2}"
+
+  make check
 }
 
 package_ruby() {
-  pkgdesc='An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming'
-  depends=(gdbm openssl libffi libyaml libxcrypt gmp zlib rubygems ruby-stdlib ruby-bundledgems)
-  optdepends=(
-      'ruby-docs: Ruby documentation'
-      'tk: for Ruby/TK'
-  )
-
-  cd ruby-${pkgver}
-
-  make DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" install-nodoc
-
-  install -D -m644 COPYING "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/ruby/LICENSE"
-  install -D -m644 BSDL "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/ruby/BSDL"
-
-  rubyver=${pkgver:0:3}.0
-
-  # remove rubygems as it shipped as a separate package
-  rm -r "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/{rubygems,rubygems.rb}
-  rm "${pkgdir}"/usr/bin/gem
-
-  # remove bundler as it shipped as a separate package
-  rm "${pkgdir}"/usr/bin/{bundle,bundler}
-
-  # remove bundled rdoc gem
-  rm "${pkgdir}"/usr/bin/{rdoc,ri}
-  rm "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/man/man1/ri.1
-
-  # remove irb as it is a separate package now
-  rm "${pkgdir}"/usr/bin/irb
-  rm "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/man/man1/irb.1
-
-  # remove other binaries that are shipped as separate packages
-  rm "${pkgdir}"/usr/bin/{rake,rbs,typeprof,erb,racc}
-  rm "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/man/man1/erb.1
-
-  # remove all bundled gems to avoid conflicts with ruby-* Arch packages
-  rm -r "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/gems/${rubyver}/gems/*
-  rm "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/gems/${rubyver}/specifications/*.gemspec
-  rm "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/gems/${rubyver}/cache/*.gem
-
-  # remove already packaged stdlib gems (needs to be as dependency in ruby-stdlib)
-  local stdlib_gems=(
-    abbrev
-    base64
-    benchmark
-    bigdecimal
-    bundler
-    cgi
-    csv
-    date
-    delegate
-    did_you_mean
-    digest
-    drb
-    english
-    erb
-    etc
-    fcntl
-    fiddle
-    fileutils
-    find
-    forwardable
-    getoptlong
-    io-console
-    io-nonblock
-    io-wait
-    ipaddr
-    irb
-    json
-    logger
-    mutex_m
-    net-http
-    open-uri
-    psych
-    racc
-    rdoc
-    reline
-    stringio
-    time
-    tmpdir
-    uri
-  )
-
-  for stdlib_gem in "${stdlib_gems[@]}"; do
-    rm --force --recursive --verbose \
-      "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/${stdlib_gem} \
-      "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/${stdlib_gem}.rb \
-      "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/*-linux*/${stdlib_gem}.so \
-      "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/gems/${rubyver}/specifications/default/${stdlib_gem}-*.gemspec
-  done
-
-  rm --recursive --verbose \
-    "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/English.rb \
-    "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/io/console \
-    "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/net/http \
-    "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/net/http.rb \
-    "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/net/https.rb \
-    "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/*-linux*/cgi \
-    "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/*-linux*/date_core.so \
-    "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/*-linux*/digest \
-    "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/*-linux*/io/console.so \
-    "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/*-linux*/io/nonblock.so \
-    "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/*-linux*/io/wait.so \
-    "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/*-linux*/json \
-    "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/ruby/${rubyver}/*-linux*/racc
-}
-
-package_ruby-docs() {
-  pkgdesc='Documentation files for ruby'
-
-  cd ruby-${pkgver}
-
-  make DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" install-doc install-capi
-
-  install -D -m644 COPYING "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/ruby-docs/LICENSE"
-  install -D -m644 BSDL "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/ruby-docs/BSDL"
-}
-
-package_ruby-stdlib() {
-  # upstream list of gems contained in stdlib ( https://github.com/ruby/ruby/tree/master/{ext,lib} )
-  pkgdesc='A vast collection of classes and modules that you can require in your code for additional features'
-
   depends=(
+    gcc-libs
+    gdbm
+    glibc
+    gmp
+    libffi
+    libxcrypt
+    libyaml
+    openssl
+    readline
+    zlib
+  )
+  optdepends=(
+    'tk: for Ruby/TK'
+    'ruby-docs: Documentation for Ruby'
+    'ruby-default-gems: Default gems which are part of Ruby StdLib'
+    'ruby-bundled-gems: Bundled gems which are part of Ruby StdLib'
+    'ruby-stdlib: Full Ruby StdLib including default gems, bundled gems and tools'
+  )
+  provides=(
+    libruby.so
+  )
+  replaces=(
     ruby-abbrev
     ruby-base64
     ruby-benchmark
     ruby-bigdecimal
-    ruby-bundler
     ruby-cgi
     ruby-csv
     ruby-date
-    #ruby-dbm   # removed in 3.1.2
-    #ruby-debug   # removed in 3.1.2
     ruby-delegate
     ruby-did_you_mean
     ruby-digest
     ruby-drb
     ruby-english
-    ruby-erb
     ruby-etc
     ruby-fcntl
     ruby-fiddle
     ruby-fileutils
     ruby-find
     ruby-forwardable
-    #ruby-gdbm   # removed in 3.1.2
     ruby-getoptlong
     ruby-io-console
     ruby-io-nonblock
     ruby-io-wait
     ruby-ipaddr
-    ruby-irb
     ruby-json
     ruby-logger
-    #ruby-matrix   # removed in 3.1.2
     ruby-mutex_m
-    #ruby-net-ftp   # removed in 3.1.2
     ruby-net-http
-    #ruby-net-imap   # removed in 3.1.2
-    #ruby-net-pop   # removed in 3.1.2
-    #ruby-net-protocol
-    #ruby-net-smtp   # removed in 3.1.2
-    #ruby-nkf
-    #ruby-observer
     ruby-open-uri
-    #ruby-open3
-    #ruby-openssl
-    #ruby-optparse
-    #ruby-ostruct
-    #ruby-pathname
-    #ruby-pp
-    #ruby-prettyprint
-    #ruby-prime   # removed in 3.1.2
-    #ruby-pstore
     ruby-psych
-    ruby-racc
-    ruby-rdoc
-    #ruby-readline
-    #ruby-readline-ext
     ruby-reline
-    #ruby-resolv
-    #ruby-resolv-replace
-    #ruby-rinda
-    #ruby-securerandom
-    #ruby-set
-    #ruby-shellwords
-    #ruby-singleton
+    ruby-ruby2_keywords
+    ruby-set
     ruby-stringio
-    #ruby-strscan
-    #ruby-syslog
-    #ruby-tempfile
     ruby-time
-    #ruby-timeout
     ruby-tmpdir
-    #ruby-tracer   # removed in 3.1.2
-    #ruby-tsort
-    #ruby-un
     ruby-uri
-    #ruby-weakref
-    #ruby-yaml
-    #ruby-zlib
-
-    #ruby-error_highlight   # new in 3.2.1
-    #ruby2_keywords   # new in 3.1.2 - already exists in [community]
   )
+  conflicts=("${replaces[@]}")
+  provides+=("${_default_gems[@]/#/ruby-}")
+
+  cd "ruby-${pkgver}"
+
+  make DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" install-nodoc
+
+  install --verbose -D --mode=0644 BSDL COPYING --target-directory "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
+  install --verbose -D --mode=0644 *.md --target-directory "${pkgdir}/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}"
+
+  # remove unrepreducible files
+  rm --recursive --verbose \
+    "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/ruby/gems/${_rubyver}/cache"
+
+  # bootstrap switch
+  if (( _bootstrap )); then
+    # provide everything for a bootstrap build
+    # use a reference to provides to srcinfo generation isn't confused
+    declare -n bootstrap_provides=provides
+    bootstrap_provides+=("${_default_tool_gems[@]/#/ruby-}" rubygems)
+    bootstrap_provides+=("${_bundled_gems[@]/#/ruby-}")
+    declare -n bootstrap_conflicts=conflicts
+    bootstrap_conflicts+=("${_default_tool_gems[@]/#/ruby-}" rubygems)
+    bootstrap_conflicts+=("${_bundled_gems[@]/#/ruby-}")
+  else
+    # remove de-vendored parts
+    _remove_default_tool_gems
+    _remove_bundled_gems
+    # add standard dependencies
+    depends+=(
+      rubygems
+    )
+  fi
 }
 
-package_ruby-bundledgems() {
-  # upstream list of bundled gems ( https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/master/gems/bundled_gems )
-  pkgdesc='Ruby Gems (third-party libraries) that are installed by default when Ruby is installed'
+# remove bundled gems - they are provided as dedicated packages
+_remove_bundled_gems() {
+  local gem bin
+  for gem in "${_bundled_gems[@]}"; do
+    msg2 "removing bundled gem ${gem}"
+    rm --recursive --verbose \
+      "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/ruby/gems/${_rubyver}/gems/${gem}"-* \
+      "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/ruby/gems/${_rubyver}/specifications/${gem}"-*.gemspec
+    rm --recursive --verbose --force \
+      "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/ruby/gems/${_rubyver}/extensions"/*-linux*/"${_rubyver}/${gem}"-*
+  done
+  for bin in "${_bundled_gems_bins[@]}"; do
+    rm --recursive --verbose "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${bin}"
+    rm --recursive --verbose --force "${pkgdir}/usr/share/man/man1/${bin}.1"
+  done
 
-  depends=(
-    ruby-minitest
-    ruby-power_assert
-    ruby-rake
-    #ruby-rbs
-    ruby-rexml
-    #ruby-rss
-    ruby-test-unit
-    #ruby-typeprof
+}
 
-    # --- new in 3.1.2
-    #ruby-debug
-    #ruby-matrix
-    #ruby-net-ftp
-    #ruby-net-imap
-    #ruby-net-pop
-    #ruby-net-smtp
-    #ruby-prime
-  )
+# remove default tool gems - they are provided as dedicated packages
+_remove_default_tool_gems() {
+  local gem bin
+  for gem in "${_default_tool_gems[@]}"; do
+    msg2 "removing default gem ${gem}"
+    rm --recursive --verbose \
+      "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/ruby/${_rubyver}/${gem}"*
+    if [[ ${gem} != rubygems ]]; then
+      rm --recursive --verbose \
+        "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/ruby/gems/${_rubyver}/gems/${gem}"-* \
+        "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/ruby/gems/${_rubyver}/specifications/default/${gem}"-*.gemspec
+    fi
+    rm --recursive --verbose --force \
+      "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/ruby/${_rubyver}"/*-linux*/"${gem}"
+  done
+  for bin in "${_default_tool_gems_bins[@]}"; do
+    rm --recursive --verbose "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${bin}"
+    rm --recursive --verbose --force "${pkgdir}/usr/share/man/man1/${bin}.1"
+  done
+}
+
+package_ruby-docs() {
+  pkgdesc='Documentation files for Ruby'
+
+  cd "ruby-${pkgver}"
+  make DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" install-doc install-capi
+  install --verbose -D --mode=0644 BSDL COPYING --target-directory "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
+}
+
+package_ruby-bundled-gems() {
+  pkgdesc='Bundled gems which are part of Ruby StdLib'
+  replaces=(ruby-bundledgems)
+  conflicts=(ruby-bundledgems)
+  depends=("${_bundled_gems[@]/#/ruby-}")
+
+  cd "ruby-${pkgver}"
+  install --verbose -D --mode=0644 BSDL COPYING --target-directory "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
+}
+
+package_ruby-default-gems() {
+  pkgdesc='Default gems which are part of Ruby StdLib'
+  depends=("${_default_tool_gems[@]/#/ruby-}")
+
+  cd "ruby-${pkgver}"
+  install --verbose -D --mode=0644 BSDL COPYING --target-directory "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
+}
+
+package_ruby-stdlib() {
+  pkgdesc='Full Ruby StdLib including default gems, bundled gems and tools'
+  depends=(ruby-default-gems ruby-bundled-gems)
+
+  cd "ruby-${pkgver}"
+  install --verbose -D --mode=0644 BSDL COPYING --target-directory "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
 }
 
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+# Ruby Packaging
+
+## Bootstrap
+
+To transition to a new language version of Ruby like 3.2 to 3.3, the process
+involves three main phases: initial bootstrapping with a non-de-vendored Ruby,
+rebuilding a base set of Ruby packages using a production build, and finally, a
+comprehensive rebuild of all existing Ruby-dependent packages in the correct
+sequence.
+
+### bundled gem compatibility
+
+A list of compatible bundled gem versions for packaging can be found at
+<https://stdgems.org>. The de-vendored packages should make sure to be
+compatible to the ruby version.
+
+### bootstrap packages
+
+The bootstrapping phase starts with the creation of a minimal set of bootstrap
+packages, crucially including a non-de-vendored version of Ruby. This step aims
+to establish a foundational Ruby environment that is capable of supporting the
+compilation and installation of more complex Ruby applications and libraries.
+It’s essential that this version of Ruby is non-de-vendored to ensure that all
+components required for further package dependencies are available and
+functional.
+
+Build the following packages in the given order:
+
+- ruby `_bootstrap=1 pkgrel=0`
+- rubygems `--nocheck`
+- ruby-rake
+- ruby-hoe
+- ruby-kpeg
+- ruby-rdoc
+- ruby-irb
+- ruby-power_assert `--nocheck`
+- ruby-test-unit
+- ruby-webrick
+- ruby-erb `--nocheck`
+
+### base set
+
+Following the initial setup, the next step involves the rebuilding of a
+specific chain of Ruby packages using a production build of Ruby. This
+production build should be a de-vendored version of Ruby, intended for
+deployment. The purpose of this phase is to compile a full base set of Ruby
+packages that are ready for consumption. This includes key libraries and tools
+necessary for the broader Ruby ecosystem.
+
+Build the following packages in the given order:
+
+- ruby `_bootstrap=0`
+- rubygems
+- ruby-rake
+- ruby-bundler
+- ruby-webrick
+- ruby-rake-compiler
+- ruby-erb
+- ruby-power_assert
+- ruby-test-unit
+- ruby-diff-lcs
+- ruby-rspec-support
+- ruby-rspec-core
+- ruby-rspec-expectations
+- ruby-rspec-mocks
+- ruby-rspec
+- ruby-rr `--nocheck`
+- ruby-test-unit-rr
+- ruby-rr
+- ruby-debug
+- ruby-irb
+- ruby-minitest
+- ruby-hoe
+- ruby-kpeg
+- ruby-racc
+- ruby-rdoc
+- ruby-typeprof
+
+### rebuild all packages
+
+The final step in upgrading to a new language version of Ruby is the comprehensive
+rebuild of all existing packages that depend on Ruby, in their appropriate
+sequential order. This step is critical to ensure that all applications and
+libraries are compatible with the new Ruby version. This rebuild must be
+carefully managed to maintain dependency integrity.
+
+- rebuild all packages in order