I've opened https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/5985 to address documentation regarding this change.
PS: we should also migrate redmine to the new infrastructure: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/5984 On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 9:03 AM, Matthias Beyer <m...@beyermatthias.de> wrote: > Hi, > > On 21-01-2015 23:29:55, Charles Strahan wrote: > > Hello all, > > I'm pleased to announce that the Pleasant Ruby PR has landed on > master. > > this is awesome news! > > > The new > > feature - bundlerEnv - allows one to package Ruby applications with > > Bundler. > > To use the new system, first create (or copy over) a Gemfile > describing > > the > > required gems. > > Next, create a Gemfile.lock by running `bundler package --no-install` > in > > the > > containing directory (this also creates two folders - vendor and > .bundle - > > which you'll want to delete before committing). > > Now, you'll need to dump the lockfile as a Nix expression. To do so, > use > > Bundix > > in the target directory: > > A $(nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A bundix)/bin/bundix > > That will drop a gemset.nix file in your current directory, which > > describes the > > sources for all of the gems and their respective SHAs. > > Finally, you'll need to use bundlerEnv to build the gems. The > following > > example > > is how we package the sup mail reader: > > [...] > > Is there a way to even automat these steps? > > Ideally (for me as user) would be to be able to > > nix-env -iA pkgs.rubyGems.<insert arbitrary gem> > > and nix figures out everything, including dependencies and so on. > > I don't know whether this is possible or not, but I guess it would be > really cool and also beneficial in manner of packaging/maintaining > effort. > > Anyways, nice to hear that Ruby support gets better! > > -- > Mit freundlichen Grüßen, > Kind regards, > Matthias Beyer > > Proudly sent with mutt. > Happily signed with gnupg. > > _______________________________________________ > nix-dev mailing list > nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev > >
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