# Rubygems install hook

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-install-hook/76352>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 17, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-install-hook/76352 "2006-11-17T19:33:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-install-hook/76352/1 "2006-11-17T19:33:07Z")

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searching the docs and archives - i’m still unclear: is there, or is  
there  
not a way to have gems run pre-post install steps?

regards.

-a

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-install-hook/76352/2 "2006-11-18T01:26:20Z")

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unknown wrote:

> searching the docs and archives - i’m still unclear: is there, or is  
> there  
> not a way to have gems run pre-post install steps?
> 
> regards.

There is no provision in gems for pre/post install steps.

– Jim W.

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-install-hook/76352/3 "2006-11-18T02:03:57Z")

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On 11/17/06, Jim W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> unknown wrote:
> 
> > searching the docs and archives - i’m still unclear: is there, or is  
> > there  
> > not a way to have gems run pre-post install steps?
> > 
> > regards.  
> > There is no provision in gems for pre/post install steps.

Please keep it that way. The only thing I’d _like_ is a custom message  
that can be printed.

-austin

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 8:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-install-hook/76352/4 "2008-02-21T08:23:23Z")

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Please, unsubscribe my . Thanks 🙂