# How to install plugin from \*.tar.gz or \*.zip? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [July 12, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugin-from-tar-gz-or-zip/142870 "2008-07-12T12:46:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![makoto\_kuwata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@makoto\_kuwata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/makoto_kuwata)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugin-from-tar-gz-or-zip/142870/1 "2008-07-12T12:46:41Z")
Hi, I have a question about Rails plugin distribution. Is it possible to install plugin from .tar.gz. or .zip file? For example: ruby script/plugin install [http://example.com/public/foobar.tar.gz](http://example.com/public/foobar.tar.gz) Is it possible? # Installation from Subversion or Git repository is not what I want # because I want to _release_ my plugin. – makoto kuwata ---
**Author:** ![makoto\_kuwata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@makoto\_kuwata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/makoto_kuwata)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugin-from-tar-gz-or-zip/142870/2 "2008-07-12T13:32:02Z")
makoto kuwata wrote: > Hi, > I have a question about Rails plugin distribution. > > Is it possible to install plugin from .tar.gz. or .zip file? > For example: > > ruby script/plugin install [http://example.com/public/foobar.tar.gz](http://example.com/public/foobar.tar.gz) > > Is it possible? > > # Installation from Subversion or Git repository is not what I want > > # because I want to _release_ my plugin. > > – > makoto kuwata I don’t quite understand what you mean by “release”. But, I do really like the, ruby script/plugin install git://github.com/matthewrudy/rudeq.git otherwise, I looked at the code recently, and it seemed to assume it was an svn url, unless it matches /git/ so, I don’t think there’s a tar.gz solution at the moment… I imagine you could write one. But I dont get the reason not to put it on github (or somewhere equivalent) unless you want to keep control of the source, but you say you want to “release” it… ---
**Author:** ![makoto\_kuwata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@makoto\_kuwata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/makoto_kuwata)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugin-from-tar-gz-or-zip/142870/3 "2008-07-12T14:38:59Z")
Matthew R. Jacobs [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I don’t quite understand what you mean by “release”. > But, I do really like the, > ruby script/plugin install git://github.com/matthewrudy/rudeq.git Yes, I know it, but repository is always opened and everyone must install my plugin from current repository which is not always stable because it is under development. I want to specify stable version by release. – regards, makoto kuwata ---
**Author:** ![makoto\_kuwata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@makoto\_kuwata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/makoto_kuwata)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugin-from-tar-gz-or-zip/142870/4 "2008-07-12T22:05:28Z")
On 12 Jul 2008, at 13:38, makoto kuwata wrote: > but repository is always opened and everyone must install my plugin > from current repository which is not always stable because it is > under development. Well you can always give people the url to the stable version. that said script/plugin install doesn’t really do anything other than copy the plugin into vendor/plugins and run install.rb if it exists. A lot of plugins have no install .rb so ‘installing’ the plugin just means unzipping it in the right place. Fred ---
**Author:** ![makoto\_kuwata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@makoto\_kuwata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/makoto_kuwata)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugin-from-tar-gz-or-zip/142870/5 "2008-07-14T13:28:16Z")
makoto kuwata wrote: > Matthew R. Jacobs [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > I don’t quite understand what you mean by “release”. > > But, I do really like the, > > � ruby script/plugin install git://github.com/matthewrudy/rudeq.git > > Yes, I know it, > but repository is always opened and everyone must install my plugin > from current repository which is not always stable because it is > under development. > > I want to specify stable version by release. > > – > regards, > makoto kuwata looks like this is in trunk as of today [http://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/257-add-branch-option-for-script-plugin-install-with-git#ticket-257-11](http://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/257-add-branch-option-for-script-plugin-install-with-git#ticket-257-11) ruby script/plugin install --revision ‘tag 1.1.4’ git://github.com/dchelimsky/rspec.git ---
**Author:** ![makoto\_kuwata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@makoto\_kuwata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/makoto_kuwata)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugin-from-tar-gz-or-zip/142870/6 "2008-07-14T13:39:04Z")
Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Well you can always give people the url to the stable version. > that said script/plugininstalldoesn’t really do anything other than > copy theplugininto vendor/plugins and runinstall.rb if it exists. A > lot of plugins have noinstall.rb so ‘installing’ thepluginjust > means unzipping it in the right place. > > Fred OK, I’ll prepare the url of stable version. Thank you very much. – regards, makoto kuwata ---
**Author:** ![makoto\_kuwata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@makoto\_kuwata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/makoto_kuwata)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugin-from-tar-gz-or-zip/142870/7 "2008-07-14T14:26:20Z")
makoto kuwata wrote: > Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Well you can always give people the url to the stable version. > > that said script/plugininstalldoesn’t really do anything other than � > > copy theplugininto vendor/plugins and runinstall.rb if it exists. A � > > lot of plugins have noinstall.rb so ‘installing’ thepluginjust � > > means unzipping it in the right place. > > > > Fred > > OK, I’ll prepare the url of stable version. > Thank you very much. > > – > regards, > makoto kuwata think you’ll have to wait for Rails 2.2, though 🙂