Install Gem from Github Branch?

Question

In my gemfile I have this:

gem "authlogic", :git => "git://github.com/odorcicd/authlogic.git", :branch => "rails3"

How do I install that as a gem so I can test it?

Answer 1

1. Clone the Git repository.

   $ git clone git://github.com/odorcicd/authlogic.git
   

2. Change to the new directory.

   cd authlogic
   

3. Checkout branch

   $ git checkout -b rails3 remotes/origin/rails3
   

4. Build the gem.

   $ rake gem
   

5. Install the gem.

   $ gem install pkg/gemname-1.23.gem