Doing a local gem will only work if you have *all* the gems that Watir requires available locally. This number is rapidly increasing. To me this is not a practical option.
Better would be just to install on a machine with network access and then copy the entire ruby directory. Bret MatchBook wrote: > Al, > > It necessary for me to specify the cache directory? (Or can you > confirm for where the correct place is to place the cache directory?) > Here is what I have tried so far: > > p:\Jeff>gem install watir -l > ERROR: While executing gem ... (RuntimeEr > Error instaling watir: > watir requires commonwatir = 1.6.2 > > > p:\Jeff>gem install watir -l -i p:\jeff\cache > ERROR: While executing gem ... (RuntimeError) > Error instaling watir: > watir requires commonwatir = 1.6.2 > > > In the first case, I put the cache in C:\ruby\lib\ruby\gems > \1.8\cache. In the second case, I tried another directory (I am not > sure if that is what the -i option is for). Since the commonwatir gem > is in the cache, apparently it is not looking at my copied cache. > > > Jeff > > On Mar 5, 6:54 pm, Al Snow <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Jeff, >> >> After you have the gem copied to your machine, >> you can run this command: gem install watir --local >> where the "--local" will only look for the gem to >> install on your local machine. >> >> Thanks, >> Al Snow >> Agile Software Automation Architect >> Linkedin:http://www.linkedin.com/in/alsnow >> Google Talk: jasnow1 >> Twitter: jasnow >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 17:12:21 -0800 >>> Subject: [wtr-general] installing watir behind a firewall on Windows >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> >>> I am not able to install watir on Windows either by using the >>> HTTP_PROXY environmental variable, nor by using the -p option for gem >>> install. My firewall is password protected, so I get a 407 error. >>> >>> I resorted to zipping up the cache directory from a machine that is >>> not behind a firewall(C:\ruby\lib\ruby\gems\1.8\cache) and copying the >>> zip file to the machine that is behind the firewall. >>> >>> Now, I need help with the right gem install command to get this local >>> cache to be recognized. >>> >>> I appreciate it! >>> >>> Jeff >>> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Windows Live™: Life without >> walls.http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1a_explore_032009- >> Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Watir General" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Before posting, please read the following guidelines: http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Support To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
