[chef] RE: Re: chef_gem clarification

[Matt Ray < >]

Revisiting this "old" thread, take a look at the mysql::ruby recipe which 
does all this.
https://github.com/opscode-cookbooks/mysql/blob/master/recipes/ruby.rb

Thanks,
Matt Ray
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From: Geoff Owen
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 4:30 PM
To: Jeff Blaine; 

 
Subject: [chef] Re: chef_gem clarification

Good point Jeff!

Thank you!

Geoff

On 5/7/13 1:58 PM, "Jeff Blaine" 
<
 >
 wrote:

>> I am having an issue where I am trying to do things "right".  I have a
>>server I
>> am building but the mysql gem is not installed.  So I am using chef_gem
>>to
>> install it.  However, I have other cookbooks that need to run before
>>chef_gem
>> (mainly one that installs a compiler).       I have tried to use the
>>include_recipe
>> to do this, but that didn't seem to do the trick.
>
>You may not want chef_gem but gem_package
>
>http://docs.opscode.com/resource_gem_package.html
>
>chef_gem installs the gem for use by Chef, not your system-wide Ruby.