How would I go about installing rails plugins offline? I cannot connect to the web on my work computer, though I have a dedicated internet machine for downloads and such. Thanks -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
On Dec 29, 8:28 am, sa 125 <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> How would I go about installing rails plugins offline? I cannot connect > to the web on my work computer, though I have a dedicated internet > machine for downloads and such. >Installing plugins just copies them to vendor/plugins, so if you can download them elsewhere you should be fine. Fred> Thanks > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
I thought so, just wanted to confirm. Thanks! -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 12:58 AM, Frederick Cheung <frederick.cheung-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > > > On Dec 29, 8:28 am, sa 125 <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote: >> How would I go about installing rails plugins offline? I cannot connect >> to the web on my work computer, though I have a dedicated internet >> machine for downloads and such. >> > > Installing plugins just copies them to vendor/plugins, so if you can > download them elsewhere you should be fine. >This isn''t entirely accurate. There are some install scripts that can be run when the plugin includes them. (for example, setting up some config files for you) For example, look at the following plugin (one our customers use for deployment for http://railsboxcar.com/ ) http://github.com/planetargon/boxcar-conductor/tree/master You''ll see in the README that there is a command to run script/runner install.rb if you''re doing manually. So, if you are doing it manually, make sure to check for an install.rb (or uninstall if you''re removing a plugin) Cheers, Robby -- Robby Russell Chief Evangelist, Partner PLANET ARGON, LLC design // development // hosting w/Ruby on Rails http://www.planetargon.com/ http://www.robbyonrails.com/ aim: planetargon +1 503 445 2457 +1 877 55 ARGON [toll free] +1 815 642 4068 [fax] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
sa 125 wrote:> How would I go about installing rails plugins offline? I cannot connect > to the web on my work computer, though I have a dedicated internet > machine for downloads and such.This is precisely why I generally prefer gems over plugins, Now that Rails has good support for gem dependencies I expect to see most plugins converted to gems. This already seems to be a pretty popular trend. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
On Dec 29, 2:52 pm, Robert Walker <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> sa 125 wrote: > > How would I go about installing rails plugins offline? I cannot connect > > to the web on my work computer, though I have a dedicated internet > > machine for downloads and such. > > This is precisely why I generally prefer gems over plugins,How does using gems help at all? It seems to me that gems would suffer from precisely the same problem as plugins here.> Now that > Rails has good support for gem dependencies I expect to see most plugins > converted to gems. This already seems to be a pretty popular trend.And I think an unfortunate one. Unless there''s something I don''t understand about gem packaging (which is quite possible :) ), it seems to me that while it''s easy to install a plugin into one app without affecting the whole environment, it''s hard to do so for a gem. (Yes, I know about frozen gems, but the usual way of doing that is to install the gem on the development computer first, then freeze it into the app.) I often need to install gems on my local machine in order to work on clients'' projects (after all, not everyone freezes their gems), and I wish it wasn''t necessary -- I don''t want to change my entire operating environment for the sake of one project. I like gems for things like RSpec that I actually use on every project. But I hope the day never comes when I have to install a special-purpose gem for just one app because it doesn''t exist as a plugin. Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser marnen-sbuyVjPbboAdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org http://www.marnen.org> -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote:> On Dec 29, 2:52�pm, Robert Walker <rails-mailing-l...@andreas-s.net> > wrote: >> sa 125 wrote: >> > How would I go about installing rails plugins offline? I cannot connect >> > to the web on my work computer, though I have a dedicated internet >> > machine for downloads and such. >> >> This is precisely why I generally prefer gems over plugins, > > How does using gems help at all? It seems to me that gems would > suffer from precisely the same problem as plugins here.It helps because the more common gems are likely already installed on my system. All I need to do for a new project is to add the gem dependency to the environment.rb file. The command to install a plugin wants to go out and download the plugin from the internet. Yes, obviously, if I don''t have the gem installed I would still need an internet connection, but I don''t have to do any coping or hacking around to copy a plugin from some obscure location in my local system. Example: config.gem "rubist-aasm", :lib => "aasm" This line added to my environment.rb file is all I need to do in a new project to use the aasm gem that I likely already have installed on my system.> And I think an unfortunate one. Unless there''s something I don''t > understand about gem packaging (which is quite possible :) ), it seems > to me that while it''s easy to install a plugin into one app without > affecting the whole environment, it''s hard to do so for a gem. (Yes, > I know about frozen gems, but the usual way of doing that is to > install the gem on the development computer first, then freeze it into > the app.) I often need to install gems on my local machine in order > to work on clients'' projects (after all, not everyone freezes their > gems), and I wish it wasn''t necessary -- I don''t want to change my > entire operating environment for the sake of one project. >Gems are the "standard" packaging for Ruby (not specifically Rails). Using gems is natural for Ruby developers and using gem dependencies in Rails is a more natural fit than plugins for sharing code. I think of them in a similar way as I think about "Frameworks" in my Cocoa development. I like that there is basically one way to share code between different applications when doing Mac development. Plugins, in my mind, are a different thing. A plugin architecture is a means of extending an application''s capabilities and not simply a means of sharing code between different applications. So yes, maybe plugins do have a place in this context, but that is not generally how Rails plugins are used. I realize this is subjective, but I do prefer sharing code through gems rather than plugins.> I like gems for things like RSpec that I actually use on every > project. But I hope the day never comes when I have to install a > special-purpose gem for just one app because it doesn''t exist as a > plugin. >Rspec is actually a really good example. It was a plugin and is now a gem. I prefer it as a gem because I might want to share it between multiple applications. I only have to maintain one repository of "framework" code. If I need a specific application to depend on a specific version of rSpec I simply tell it that in it''s environment.rb file. config.gem "rspec-rails", :lib => "spec", :version => "1.1.11" Then I can see all my dependencies quickly and easily in a terminal: $ rake gems - [I] rubyist-aasm - [I] rspec-rails - [I] rspec = 1.1.11 - [ ] hoe >= 1.8.1 - [ ] rubyforge >= 1.0.1 - [I] rake = 0.8.3 I = Installed F = Frozen R = Framework (loaded before rails starts) And manage my application''s environment with the various rake gems:xxx commands. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---