Specify gem installation directory

Question

I have some trouble here. I am working with a Rails 2.3 project (working on the production server through ssh - don\'t ask why). Here is the Gemfile. When delayed_jobs is t

Answer 1

You can add the following to your config.ru file:

ENV['GEM_HOME']="#{ENV['HOME']}/projects/shared/gems/ruby/1.8/gems"
ENV['GEM_PATH']="#{ENV['GEM_HOME']}:/var/lib/ruby/gems/1.8"
require 'rubygems'
Gem.clear_paths

This will tell your rack app where to look for gems.

Also configure your server .bashrc:

export GEM_HOME="$HOME/projects/shared/gems/ruby/1.8/gems"
export GEM_PATH="$GEM_HOME:/var/lib/ruby/gems/1.8"