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Install ruby gem globally from github repository

I want to install a ruby gem globally (sudo gem install capybara-webkit) but I want it to be installed from the master in its github repository. I know this can be done using bundler but I want to do ...
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Accidentally created a git submodule

So I was developing a API Client gem, which was working great, had it's own github repository and my team lead decided that he wanted me to move this client api into the api repository itself. So I ...
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Blog integration into an existing app

Are there any engines out there that would allow one to integrate a blog into an existing application/platform? I'm quite new to rails but I am picking it up fairly quickly, and have implemented ...
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What is the correct protocol/etiquette for forking a Ruby/Rails gem on Github that may be maintained as an ongoing, parallel fork?

Recently I used a nice gem created by a single developer, which is hosted on Github. During my work, I had to modify it somewhat substantially, adding some improvements. Some were project-specific, ...
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Download a ruby gem fix?

So I'm still pretty new to the world of Ruby, Gems, and Git. I'm using the Instagram ruby gem, which currently has a security flaw: https://github.com/Instagram/instagram-ruby-gem/issues/39 In that ...
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Should I bump the version of my Ruby gem for a non-semantic modification?

For instance, the only change I have made is as follows: if foo.class == Hash to: if foo.instance_of?(Hash) Would this warrant even a patch-level bump (i.e. 3.0.1 to 3.0.2)? I'm betting "no", ...
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bundle install works, but bundle-show gives error “rails.git is not yet checked out. Please run `bundle install`”

I've recently updated our Gemfile to use a forked copy rails on our github account. We've created a custom branch off the 2.3-stable branch (which I'll call "the_bugfix_branch") and added gemspecs for ...
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Guide to forking and working on a rails gem [closed]

I am looking for some kind of guide that will help me start forking gems, changing them where I need and write the complementary code to that (tests,etc) and explain the pull request procedure in ...
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Spree set up errors: Devise Github Gem 'spree_auth_devise' & Rails Server

I'm new to Rails & wanted to try out Spree Commerce but have run into a few issues when trying to install Spree, I've been following the the Spree installation guide . When I try to install ...
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deploying a specific git version of a gem into passenger via rvm global gemset

We've a deploy issue I'm having with passenger using a specific github version of the handsoap gem, which is specified in the Gemfile. bundle states: Using handsoap (1.1.8) from ...
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Should a useful gem release have version 1.0?

Found this related post, Should a first release be an 0.1 version or 1.0b?, but it is not about Ruby Gems. I am asking about the best and common practice for Ruby Gems. I'll start with 0.0.1, and ...
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How to unpack a gem from github and specify the branch?

in my gemfile I use a gem that points to git and a specific branch. How can I unpack a gem in my vendors/gem folder and specify the branch like so? gem 'devise-async', :git => ...
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Can't install gems from github on linux server

In my rails3 app I have the folllowing line in my gemfile gem 'rails3-jquery-autocomplete', :git => 'https://github.com/willfults/rails3-jquery-autocomplete.git' That works locally on my windows ...
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Cannot install gem from github on dev box

I have a gem file which works fine locally. In my gem file one of my gems installs using a github location like so... gem 'rails3-jquery-autocomplete', :git => ...
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How does Bundler decipher which commit corresponds to a certain Gem version?

I've been researching Bundler's page and RubyGem's page (and SO posts) but can't seem to figure this out. In the Gemfile, you specify to Bundler which version of the Gem to use. That's about all I ...

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