From: Intransition <transfire@...>
Date: 2010-06-24T00:57:25+09:00
Subject: Re: print gem VERSION from ruby program



On Jun 23, 10:12 am, Roger Pack <rogerpack2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Rein Henrichs wrote:
> > On 2010-06-22 11:38:09 -0700, Roger Pack said:
>
> >> , note that File.open("../VERSION") fails since
> >>> it tries to check in the parent of the dir where user currently is
> >>> running the app from.
>
> >> File.open(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../VERSION")
>
> > Roger, you shouldn't depend on files outside of the lib/ dir when
> > bundling your library as a gem. This was a problem for Rack for a while
> > as some tools will move the lib dir out and break your relative path.
>
> Good point. For bundling sake I'd therefore suggest moving the file
> VERSION into your lib dir.  Though, in reality, it's probably the tools
> that should bundle the whole gem not just its lib dir...at least if they
> want to be totally gem compatible.

Easy solution:

  cd lib/foo
  ln -s ../../VERSION version.yml

Or .txt as the case may be.