# Rcov as a plugin

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rcov-as-a-plugin/128714>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 10, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rcov-as-a-plugin/128714 "2008-02-10T21:52:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![softf5ajivanet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@softf5ajivanet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/softf5ajivanet)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rcov-as-a-plugin/128714/1 "2008-02-10T21:52:50Z")

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hi, i’ve got a site under shared hosting for my mini rails app.

I want to use RCOV to automate some tasks but need the gem to do it,

[http://eigenclass.org/hiki.rb?rcov](http://eigenclass.org/hiki.rb?rcov)

Any ideas if I can download this as a standalone plugin i can put into  
the shared-hosting site rather than ask the hoster to install the gem  
for me (which they won’t).

stuck ?

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**Author:** ![softf5ajivanet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@softf5ajivanet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/softf5ajivanet)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 10:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rcov-as-a-plugin/128714/2 "2008-02-10T22:15:32Z")

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On 10 Feb 2008, at 20:52, John G. wrote:

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Set GEM\_HOME / GEM\_PATH so that gem will search for gems in other  
places than the defaults (eg folders you can write to) ?

Fred

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**Author:** ![softf5ajivanet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@softf5ajivanet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/softf5ajivanet)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rcov-as-a-plugin/128714/3 "2008-02-10T22:16:08Z")

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worked it out, used gemsonrails to package it up as a plugin.

all fine now

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**Author:** ![softf5ajivanet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@softf5ajivanet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/softf5ajivanet)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rcov-as-a-plugin/128714/4 "2008-02-10T22:16:44Z")

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Try [http://www.railslodge.com/plugins/291-rails-rcov](http://www.railslodge.com/plugins/291-rails-rcov) may have what you  
need

John G. wrote:

> hi, i’ve got a site under shared hosting for my mini rails app.
> 
> I want to use RCOV to automate some tasks but need the gem to do it,
> 
> [http://eigenclass.org/hiki.rb?rcov](http://eigenclass.org/hiki.rb?rcov)
> 
> Any ideas if I can download this as a standalone plugin i can put into  
> the shared-hosting site rather than ask the hoster to install the gem  
> for me (which they won’t).
> 
> stuck ?

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**Author:** ![softf5ajivanet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@softf5ajivanet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/softf5ajivanet)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 9:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rcov-as-a-plugin/128714/5 "2008-02-11T09:21:03Z")

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thanks, that plugin is based off of rcov but thanks for the link.

giving up with joyent’s shared host for my blog, too much  
un-controllable downtime so switching back to a dedicated box; so as i  
can control every aspect of my beautiful blog.

all the best,

John.