gems:unpack for gems that don’t unpack
I couldn't figure out why my gems wouldn't unpack until I ran across this: http://metaclass.org/2009/4/13/rake-gems-unpack. My gems have rake tasks and I have to include them in the app's rakefile to make them available so Rails won't unpack them.
I did this instead:
def muck_gems
['cms-lite', 'disguise', 'uploader', 'muck-solr', 'muck-raker', 'muck-engine',
'muck-users', 'muck-activities', 'muck-comments', 'muck-profiles', 'muck-friends',
'muck-contents', 'muck-blogs', 'muck-shares'] #'muck-invites'
end
# execute commands in a different directory
def inside(dir, &block)
FileUtils.cd(dir) { block.arity == 1 ? yield(dir) : yield }
end
desc "unpacks all muck gems into vendor/gems using versions installed on the local machine."
task :unpack do
gem_path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'vendor', 'gems')
FileUtils.mkdir_p(gem_path) unless File.exists?(gem_path)
inside gem_path do
muck_gems.each do |gem_name|
system("gem unpack #{gem_name}")
system("gem specification #{gem_name} > .specification")
end
end
end
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Matt Jones
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jbasdf
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Matt Jones
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jbasdf
Justin Ball is the CTO for OERGlue.com a new startup trying to make it easy to mashup the web to create authentic learning experiences. He's been a software consultant and entrepreneur in the education space for more than 10 years. In the rare moments when he isn't writing code, talking about code or measuring his code productivity in profanity per hour, you can find him on his bike in the mountains or on the roads surrounding Cache Valley. 
