[chef] Re: RE: Re: chef_gem clarification

[Geoff Owen < >]

Matt,

Wow, thanks a lot!  Totally what I was looking for!  I can't tell you how 
much I appreciate this!

Thanks again,

Geoff

On May 11, 2013, at 10:08 AM, Matt Ray 
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 wrote:

> 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
> Senior Technical Evangelist :: Opscode
> 512.731.2218 :: 
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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" 
> <
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>  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.
>