From: "RubyTalk@..." <rubytalk@...>
Date: 2007-03-24T02:44:10+09:00
Subject: Re: How to share a collection of model files across many apps?

On 3/23/07, Elliott Blatt <elliott_blatt@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've got three files that (a.rb, b.rb, c.rb) that currently live in
> app/models.
> I'd like these models to shared by multiple rails apps. These models are
> associated with a separate database.
>
> My rails projects are contained in a directory that looks like this:
>
> projects/
>
> proj1/ proj2/ proj3/ common/
>
>
> common/
>  a.rb b.rb c.rb
>
>
> My idea is to do this:
>
> In proj1/lib/, symlink to ../../common/
>
> lib/
>   common/   (which is a symlink)
>
>
> My question is:
> How do I tell rails to load the files pointed to by the symlink named
> 'common' in the lib directory?
>
>
> I've tried:
>
> cofig/environment.rb
>
> include 'lib/common'
>
> Thanks for your input.
> EB
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>

If you are using svn:

svn externals works well for this. I would create a tag of the libs so
when you create tags of your projects you will not have to change the
external -r option.

http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/ch07s03.html

There are unix programs that will keep directories synced.

Stephen Becker IV