From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2005-10-27T10:46:13+09:00
Subject: Re: gem bin stubs

On Oct 26, 2005, at 6:33 PM, Ara.T.Howard wrote:

> when you install a program under ./bin/ using rubygems it wrappes  
> the code in
> a stub

[...]

> why?  i mean - you must code you programs to require any libraries  
> anyhow -
> why would gems wrap these programs by doing the same again?

So you can load version 1.0.0 vs version 2.0.3 (for example).

wrapped_gem _1.0.0_ rest of args

is how this is done, I think...

> it seems like
> programs in ./bin/ should be installed as is.  have i missed something
> critical here?

$ gem help install
Usage: gem install GEMNAME [options]

   Options:
     -v, --version VERSION            Specify version of gem to install
     -l, --local                      Restrict operations to the  
LOCAL domain (default)
     -r, --remote                     Restrict operations to the  
REMOTE domain
     -b, --both                       Allow LOCAL and REMOTE operations
     -i, --install-dir DIR
     -d, --[no-]rdoc                  Generate RDoc documentation for  
the gem on install
     -f, --[no-]force                 Force gem to install, bypassing  
dependency checks
     -t, --[no-]test                  Run unit tests prior to  
installation
     -w, --[no-]wrappers              Use bin wrappers for executables
                                      Not available on dosish platforms
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Courtesy of the first Seattle.rb RubyGems hackfest.

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