Is it possible to install a local plugin as a gem?

Question

I have a directory called 'xmonroe' in the vendor/plugins folder of my Rails app.

It doesn't have a gemspec, only various rake files.

Would it be possible to install this as a gem or does this require a lot of tinkering?

The reason I am considering this is because when I run the xmonroe_install script as described in the readme for the plugin as follows:

script/generate xmonroe_install

It produces the output:

Missing these required gems:
  xmonroe

But the gem is not available as an installable gem from the usual places.

Answer 1

If you don't have a gemspec it is impossible to install.

You could use a tool like jeweler to create one, then rake install should install the local gem.