thank you so much :) i had no idea you could do this and it works perfectly!
On Oct 12, 5:44 am, Chris Hanks <[email protected]> wrote: > First, to prevent Heroku from installing certain gems, use the > BUNDLE_WITHOUT config var to specify groups you want to skip. For > example, I do: > > heroku config:add BUNDLE_WITHOUT="development test" > > Then, in my Gemfile: > > source :rubygems > gem 'rails', '3.0.0' > group :development, :test do > gem 'rspec-rails', '2.0.0' > # etc... > end > > Now Heroku won't install any of the rspec gems. > > Second, try running "bundle update" after updating a gem in the > Gemfile, and it will recalculate all your dependencies and update your > Gemfile.lock for you. What's even better, though, is to only update > gems you specify - for example, run "bundle update rails" if you > change the rails version in your Gemfile. That way, Bundler will only > update the things it really needs to, which is safer. > > On Oct 11, 9:09 pm, stephen murdoch <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I get this error message every now and then: > > > You have modified your Gemfile in development but did not check the > > resulting snapshot (Gemfile.lock) into version control > > > Most people suggest removing the .bundle directory and running bundle > > install again making sure to add Gemfile.lock to the git repo before > > committing and pushing to heroku but that doesn't always resolve the > > problem. > > > The easiest way to fix this is by removing Gemfile.lock and pushing to > > heroku without it. Heroku then bundles your gems for you, but informs > > you that you will soon be required to include a Gemfile.lock. > > > I am trying to get my head round this problem. > > > Can anyone tell my why this happens? > > > I have on occasions tried wrapping certain gems in my Gemfile within > > and 'if statement' to prevent heroku from installing them as I only > > want them on my dev box. The error only seems to happen in apps that > > I've used this technique. Perhaps this is the source of these > > problems? > > > When will Heroku start requiring you to add a Gemfile.lock and what > > are the best ways of preventing this problem? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Heroku" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/heroku?hl=en.
