[chef] Re: Is it possible to specify a gem to use within a recipe

[Bryan McLellan < >]

On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Clif Smith 
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 wrote:
> I'm using the Omnibus client (0.10.8) and can't use the route53 cookbook as 
> the client uses an older version of fog (0.8.2) which throws "aws is not a 
> recognized dns provider".  The fix is to use a newer version of fog 
> (currently at 1.3.1) but how can I reference it in a recipe?  Is this the 
> correct approach?

The gem_package resource will take a 'version' argument:
http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Resources#Resources-Package

You can read about using a gem in a recipe here:
http://www.opscode.com/blog/2009/06/01/cool-chef-tricks-install-and-use-rubygems-in-a-chef-run/

This will be easier in Chef 0.10.10: 
http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-2879

Bryan