Re: plugin dependencies

Josh Susser
Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:57:16 -0000

On Sep 19, 2007, at 10:40 PM, Gabe da Silveira wrote:

> On 9/19/07, Pascal Belloncle <psq@nanorails.com> wrote:
>
> I like the approach, a lot.  But (isn''t there always a but...),
isn''t
> this going to be a problem for people using shared hosting, or people
> that just can''t install gems?  Unless there is an easy way to
locally
> install gems...
>
> On any decent shared host you can install your own gems.  If you
> can''t then you will be in for a world of hurt anyway, and frankly,
> the world of shared Rails hosting is too low of a common
> denominator too target.  There are too many issues with memory and
> stability as it is, so I say we make Rails do the best thing it can
> assuming a VPS or dedicated box, and then let the shared hosts
> figure out how to make it work for $5/month.
>
> Putting Rails'' weight behind the gem system seems like a win-win
to
> me.

You can also freeze gems into the vendor directory. Now what''s the
downside compared to plugins in vendor?

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Josh Susser