From: Jim Weirich <jim@...>
Date: 2006-06-15T11:41:10+09:00
Subject: Re: How to use unpacked GEMS

Daniel ----- wrote:
> I have discovered the command unpack for gems.  This is very conveinent
> since I cannot get onto the net at work where I want to install some 
> gems.
> 
> Once I have unpacked them, what do I do with them?

Well, if you want to install them, don't unpack them.  If you don't have 
net access, just copy the gems directly to a local directory and then 
install them with the gem command.  E.g.

  gem install some-gem-1.0.0.gem

Where some-gem-1.0.0.gem is a local file.  No need to do any unpacking 
if this is all you need.

Be aware that the gem command does not process dependencies when doing a 
local install, so you have to make sure all the dependencies are 
properlly instaled as well.

-- Jim Weirich



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