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

[Clif Smith < >]

Thanks for the reply, but I don't need to install the gem, it already is.  
The problem with the route53 cookbook is it requires a newer version of fog 
than what's bundled in the Omnibus chef-client.  So, while I have fog v1.3.1 
installed on my system, the route53 recipe fails as it uses the bundled fog 
v0.8.2.  How can I force the route53 recipe to use the non-bundled fog gem?

On Apr 11, 2012, at 12:12 PM, Bryan McLellan wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Clif Smith 
> <
 >
>  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