[chef] Invidious choices 101: Chef (<= 0.10) vs Vagrant

[Hedge Hog < >]

Hi,
Due to Chef pinning the json gem at <=1.4.6 you can't use vagrant in
the same ruby gem environment as Chef....
This issue is proving to be a blocker in the quest to reuse Cucumber
steps in Vagrant+Chef use cases.

What methods are people adopting to use Chef and Vagrant in the same project?

At the moment all I can think of is to try switch gemsets with RVM
whenever you need to use `knife ...`, but I'm open to any other
suggestions
Specifically, I see the current master still has Chef pinning json gem
at <=1.4.6. So I assume this restriction will be around for some
considerable time. That means any workaround that is not clean/easy
gets a look in :)

Appreciate any hints or tips.

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