1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/bin/gem b/bin/gem
index b5b2b63809..14c3d3c480 100755
--- a/bin/gem
+++ b/bin/gem
@@ -9,16 +9,13 @@ require 'rubygems'
 require 'rubygems/gem_runner'
 require 'rubygems/exceptions'
 
-required_version = Gem::Requirement.new "> 1.8.3"
+required_version = Gem::Requirement.new ">= 1.8.6"
 
 unless required_version.satisfied_by? Gem.ruby_version then
-  abort "Expected Ruby Version #{required_version}, was #{Gem.ruby_version}"
+  abort "Expected Ruby Version #{required_version}, is #{Gem.ruby_version}"
 end
 
-# We need to preserve the original ARGV to use for passing gem options
-# to source gems.  If there is a -- in the line, strip all options after
-# it...its for the source building process.
-args = !ARGV.include?("--") ? ARGV.clone : ARGV[0...ARGV.index("--")]
+args = ARGV.clone
 
 begin
   Gem::GemRunner.new.run args