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Glossary

Build tools (C compiler)
Software that turns source code into a runnable program.
A ‘C compiler’ and its companions (such as make) build parts of Ruby and some gems from source. On macOS these come from Apple's Command Line Tools; on Linux, from your distribution's build package, such as build-essential.
Build tools (C compiler)
Software that turns source code into a runnable program.
A ‘C compiler’ and its companions (such as make) build parts of Ruby and some gems from source. On macOS these come from Apple's Command Line Tools; on Linux, from your distribution's build package, such as build-essential.
Bundler
The tool that installs and manages Ruby gems.
It reads a project's list of required gems and installs the exact versions it needs. Roe uses Bundler to install its gems automatically during setup.