From: Roger Pack Date: 2010-04-02T04:35:18+09:00 Subject: [ANN]"specific_install" gem plugin released Pleased to announce the initial release of the "specific_install" gem. Its goal: to be able to download a git repo, build the gem therein, and install it. I couldn't think of any way to do this so made a gem for it. It also installs from straight URL's, like http://github.com/downloads/rdp/ruby_core_ri/rdoc-2.4.3.1.gem Enjoy. -rp README============== specific_install gem: a rubygems plugin that allows you to install an "edge" gem straight from its github repository, or install one from an arbitrary url web: ex: $ gem specific_install -l http://github.com/githubsvnclone/rdoc.git git installing from http://github.com/githubsvnclone/rdoc.git ... (in /tmp/d20100401-30708-fwpa18) mkdir -p pkg Successfully built RubyGem Name: rdoc Version: 2.5 File: rdoc-2.5.gem mv rdoc-2.5.gem pkg/rdoc-2.5.gem Successfully installed rdoc-2.5 1 gem installed [ it runs git clone, and rake install, install the gem, then deletes the temp directory] and a url: $ gem specific_install -l http://github.com/downloads/rdp/ruby_core_ri/rdoc-2.4.3.1.gem downloading http://github.com/downloads/rdp/ruby_core_ri/rdoc-2.4.3.1.gem ... Saving to: `rdoc-2.4.3.1.gem' 100%[======================================================================================================================================================>] 176,128 211K/s in 0.8s Successfully installed rdoc-2.4.3.1 1 gem installed == Installation == $ gem install specific_install Enjoy. Feedback welcome github.com/rdp/specific_install -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.