[chef] Re: What is the difference between the following following 2 gem installation methods?

[Bryan McLellan < >]

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 4:43 AM, Sachin Sagar Rai 
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 >
 wrote:
> What is the difference between the following following 2 gem installation
> methods?
>
>     gem_package "mysql" do
>       action :install
>     end

This is used to install a gem to your system, such as when you're
installing a Ruby application to run as a service.

>     r = gem_package "right_aws" do
>       version node['aws']['right_aws_version']
>       action :nothing
>     end
>
>     r.run_action(:install)
>
>     require 'rubygems'
>     Gem.clear_paths

This is used to install a gem immediately so you can use the gem in a
Chef recipe. In Chef 0.10.10+ this will be replaced by:

chef_gem "right_aws" do
  version node['aws']['right_aws_version']
end

http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-2879

Bryan