RubyGems Defanger

gistfile1.sh

# Populate $BASE with symlinks to what you want, and put the rubygems.rb file at its root.

function rubylib {
    if [ -n "$1" ]; then BASE="$1/"; else BASE="/proj/work/rubylib"; fi
    export BASE
    echo RUBYLIB will use base: $BASE
    export RUBYLIB=$BASE:`ruby -e 'puts Dir["#{ENV["BASE"]}/*/**/lib"].join(":")'`:$RUBYLIB
}
alias rl=rubylib

rubygems.rb

# RubyGem Defanger
#
#   This basically disables the version-enforcing part of rubygems. 
#
#   Ideal for for people who want rubygems to stop fucking with their shit, and for gem 
#   developers to stop being assholes by forcing people to use it.
#
#   Make sure this file is hit first in $: / $LOADPATH.  See the .bashrc piece.

$:.delete(File.dirname(__FILE__))
load 'rubygems.rb'

module Kernel
  def gem(*args)
      raise LoadError if args.first == 'mongrel_experimental'
  end
end

class Gem::Specification
  def add_development_dependency(*args)
  end

  def add_dependency(*args)
  end
end

suckit_rubygems.txt

jpr5@finesse(~)$ rubylib
RUBYLIB will use base: /proj/work/rubylib
jpr5@finesse(~)$ cd /proj/work/dm-core.git
jpr5@finesse(dm-core.git)$ ADAPTERS=mysql rake spec
(in /Projects/work/dm-core.git)
All dependencies seem to be installed.
# 0h gn0z!  legg0 my rubyg3mz!