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rgem2rpm is a gem to make a rpm package out of a .gem file. The intent is to provide a minimal and flexible way to easily package a gem into an rpm. With this done you can use all the facilities provided by Linux Red Hat systems to manage your ruby software.

rgem2rpm provides a sane set of out-of-the box defaults that should allow most gem files to assemble and Just Work.

1. Install the gem: gem install rgem2rpm.

2. Run the command: rgem2rpm <gemfilename>

3. Get the rpm file in the ./rpmbuild/RPMS/<arch>/

rgem2rpm’s rgem2rpm command is an executable that provides the capability to assemble rpm’s using gem files. Run the next command to get help:

$ rgem2rpm --help
Usage: rgem2rpm [options] [gemfilename]
options:
 --template SPECTEMPLATE      Define new rpm spec template.
 --release RPMRELEASE         Define rpm spec release.
 --rpmgroup RPMGROUPNAME      Define rpm spec group.
 --osuser USERNAME            Define rpm spec os install user.
 --osgroup GROUPNAME          Define rpm spec os install group.
 --osinstalldir INSTALLDIR    Define rpm spec os install directory.
 --help                       Show this message.
 --version                    Show version.