From: Anthony Eden <anthonyeden@...>
Date: 2007-07-23T01:23:48+09:00
Subject: Re: Gems, put an executable script in path? like rails?

When constructing your gem spec you need to include the bindir and the
executables array. For example, here is the relevant code from the
Rakefile for ActiveWarehouse ETL:

spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
  #snip
  s.bindir = "bin" # Use these for applications.
  s.executables = ['etl']
  s.default_executable = "etl"
  # snip
end

This would cause the script bin/etl to appear as an executable script
on the system where the gem is installed. Inside my bin/etl script I
usually delegate to code that's actually in lib, however you may
implement as you see fit. HTH.

V/r
Anthony Eden

On 7/22/07, Aaron Smith <beingthexemplary@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey all, how do you put an executable in your path through gems.. like
> when installing rails. you have a new command called "rails" what are
> they doing to do that? - Thanks
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