Roustem Karimov
2/15/2005 6:46:00 PM
> Is each computer required to do a 'gem install'? If so, (assuming
> all the computers can see a local gem repository) why didn't you
> just install the apps into this directory?
Yes. It is very convenient. We installed rubygems on all servers and
created .gemrc file with
gem: --source http://buildbox/
Now, the only thing administrator does to redeploy the application is
type "gem install appXYZ". He doesn't have to worry about location or
version number.
Using a common directory has some issues, e.g. firewalls between
servers, etc. Using HTTP-based repository is so much easier. Besides,
we do the same thing for Java apps as well.