Re: pre_install and post_install hooks
I am trying to figure out how these two methods are properly employed.
The documentation for Ruby Gems says this:
RubyGems Defaults, Packaging
RubyGems defaults are stored in rubygems/defaults.rb. If you’re
packaging RubyGems or implementing Ruby you can change RubyGems’
defaults.
For RubyGems packagers, provide
lib/rubygems/defaults/operating_system.rb and override any defaults from
lib/rubygems/defaults.rb.
For Ruby implementers, provide lib/rubygems/defaults/#{RUBY_ENGINE}.rb
and override any defaults from lib/rubygems/defaults.rb.
If you need RubyGems to perform extra work on install or uninstall, your
defaults override file can set pre and post install and uninstall hooks.
See ::pre_install, ::pre_uninstall, ::post_install, ::post_uninstall.
To me this implies that these two methods are for use when installing
Ruby Gems itself and do not apply to subsequent gem installs. Is this
impression correct?
However, the use case I have requires a post_install hook for the gem I
am building. Are these methods available for use by individual gems? If
so how does one employ them? Can one create
lib/rubygems/defaults/operating_system.rb under the gem root and have
that used when installing a specific gem? If not then how does one get
the functionality of a post_install hook for installing a specific gem?