gem_dep_example 0.0.1

data/ext/mkrf_conf.rb

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+#This file needs to be named mkrf_conf.rb
+#so that rubygems will recognize it as a ruby extension
+#file and not think it is a C extension file
+
+require 'rubygems/dependency_installer.rb'
+
+#Load up the rubygem's dependency installer to 
+#installer the gems we want based on the version
+#of Ruby the user has installed
+installer = Gem::DependencyInstaller.new
+begin
+  if RUBY_VERSION < "1.9"
+    installer.install "gem_dep_polish", ">=0"
+  else 
+    installer.install "gem_dep_shine", ">=0"
+  end
+
+  rescue
+    #Exit with a non-zero value to let rubygems something went wrong
+    exit(1)
+end  
+
+#If this was C, rubygems would attempt to run make
+#Since this is Ruby, rubygems will attempt to run rake
+#If it doesn't find and successfully run a rakefile, it errors out
+f = File.open(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "Rakefile"), "w")
+f.write("task :default\n")
+f.close
+

data/lib/gem_dep_example.rb

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+class GemDepExample 
+
+  def self.polish
+    puts "The Gem is Radiant"
+  end
+
+  def self.shine
+    puts "The Gem is Brilliant"
+  end
+
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: gem_dep_example
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.1
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Mark Mzyk
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2012-02-25 00:00:00.000000000Z
+dependencies: []
+description: Showing how to hack rubygems to install gem dependencies based on the
+  user's installed ruby version
+email:
+- mmzyk@programmersparadox.com
+executables: []
+extensions:
+- ext/mkrf_conf.rb
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/gem_dep_example.rb
+- ext/mkrf_conf.rb
+homepage: http://www.programmersparadox.com
+licenses: []
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.8.17
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Example of how to manage gem dependencies based on the user's ruby version
+test_files: []