From: Rob Sanheim <rsanheim@...>
Date: 2008-07-25T09:30:59+09:00
Subject: Re: avoid reinstalling gem (if its already installed?)

On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Eric Hodel <drbrain@segment7.net> wrote:
> On Jul 24, 2008, at 13:26 PM, Rob Sanheim wrote:
>>
>> Is there a way to have rubygems not reinstall a gem if the latest
>> version is already installed?
>>
>> For example, I want the second 'install' below to simply say 'already
>> installed' and exit successfully.
>
> Why do you care?

I'm going to be setting up machines with stock set of gems, and then
periodically refreshing them with a revised list.  I'd like to have
gem skip the ones it already has for efficiency.

So I take it I would have to use the gem api to do this?

- Rob