What did work for me, given my deploy flow, is to replace the .gem file in the dev merb root's gem cache, git commit, git push, then deploy with capistrano.
Thanks all. On Feb 9, 3:31 pm, Ming <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the reply Mark. > > When I delete thecachedstock .gem file the run your suggested > command with the path to my customized .gem file, I see > > Could not find gem 'dm-pager (>= 0, runtime)' in any of the sources > > On Feb 9, 8:51 am, MarkMT <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The way I've done this is to do the rake install like you describe and > > then use 'gembundle--cache <path to your customized .gem file>' to > > add the modified gem to you application's gem cache. > > > On Feb 9, 6:07 am, Ming <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I needed to modify a gem -- dm-pager -- used by my merb app. For > > > development, I merely went into the gem src of my app's gem/gem > > > directory and made the necessary changes. This worked fine. > > > > Now as I deploy the app, with bundled gems, my changes don't > > > propagate. The server seems to be using the stock gem without my > > > modifications. > > > > So I downloaded the source dm-pager, rake-d, and then rake installed > > > it (as sudo) on both the deployment and development servers and > > > deleted anycacheddm-pager gems in the app cache directories. > > > > However, every time I deploy via capistrano the app's current, cache > > > directory has the stock gem. (Without doing 'gembundle' on the dev > > > box and the with.) > > > > I know this is a naive approach -- I'm a relative ruby and merb n00b. > > > > What's the right way of modifying gems for my merb project, specifying > > > those gems and deploying them? > > > > TIA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "merb" 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/merb?hl=en.
