pathfixer 1.0

data/README

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+= Path fixer: a gem plugin that ensures that all binaries from gems are symlinked to /usr/local/bin
+
+SUBJ
+
+This fixes known issue with rubygems on Debian & Ubuntu which install gem binaries to /var/lib/gems/1.{8,9}/bin.
+And that directory is not in default PATH.

data/lib/rubygems_plugin.rb

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+require 'fileutils'
+
+module ::PathFixer
+  module_function
+  def sync_bin_symlinks(*args)
+    return if Gem.win_platform?
+
+    global_bindir = '/usr/local/bin'
+    bindir = File.expand_path(Gem.bindir)
+
+    return if bindir == global_bindir
+    return if ENV['PATH'].split(':').include?(bindir)
+
+    if !File.directory?(global_bindir) || !File.writable?('/usr/local/bin')
+      Gem.ui.say "PathFixer: skipping #{global_bindir} synchronization because this directory doesn't exist or is not writable"
+      return
+    end
+
+    installed_binaries = Dir.entries(bindir)
+    installed_binaries.reject! do |entry|
+      !File.file?(File.join(bindir, entry))
+    end
+
+    target_binaries = Dir.entries(global_bindir).select do |entry|
+      full_path = File.join(global_bindir, entry)
+      File.symlink?(full_path) && begin
+                                    target = File.expand_path(File.readlink(full_path), File.dirname(full_path))
+                                    File.dirname(target) == bindir
+                                  end
+    end
+
+    (installed_binaries - target_binaries).each do |missing|
+      Gem.ui.say "PathFixer: installing symlink on new gem binary '#{missing}' into #{global_bindir}"
+      FileUtils.ln_s(File.join(bindir, missing), File.join(global_bindir, missing))
+    end
+
+    (target_binaries - installed_binaries).each do |obsolete|
+      Gem.ui.say "PathFixer: removing symlink on uninstalled gem binary '#{obsolete}' from #{global_bindir}"
+      FileUtils.rm_r(File.join(global_bindir, obsolete))
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+Gem.post_install_hooks << PathFixer.method(:sync_bin_symlinks)
+Gem.post_uninstall_hooks << PathFixer.method(:sync_bin_symlinks)

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: pathfixer
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: "1.0"
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Aliaksey Kandratsenka
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2009-09-10 00:00:00 +03:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: pathfixer is a gem plugin that synchronizes gem bindir with /usr/local/bin
+email: alk@tut.by
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- README
+- lib/rubygems_plugin.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: 
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.3.5
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: gem plugin that synchronizes gem bindir with /usr/local/bin
+test_files: []
+