On 2006-03-18, Jeremy C. Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Just install misc/rubygems (ruby's own component management >> infrastructure) from pkgsrc and then do a "gem install rails". > > Does this provide a way to uninstall? And does this provide a way to > manage the installed files (such as pkg_info, pkg_delete)?
Yes, gems intend to be a full fledged package management system, see "gem help commands" for a quick summary. > Anyone interested in packaging this? FYI, there is the FreeBSD way: you can find the port "rubygem-rails" (and some other rubygem-* ports), which integrates the gem installation into the port installation / package database. While there are benefits of this approach, this requires separate package maintainance for each rubygem-* port, and I'm not sure that it's worth for the effort. (Given that files won't go wild under gem control and that those ruby extensions on which non-ruby stuff depend do/will have a dedicated port/package nevertheless.) I'd say it would make sense to gather some experience about the Dfly + pkgsrc + rubygems combo before looking for alternatives :) (I haven't tried this myself, so I can't say it will work like a charm.) Regards, Csaba
