Do you need a cert to make a gem?

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I'm trying to learn how to make my own gem. I just wondered about
certificates. Do I need it, if it's just for my own use on my own
server?

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No, a certificate is only required if you want to sign your gem, and
signing a gem, especially when used privately, is completely optional.

-Jeremy

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On 10/13/2010 02:28 AM, Paul Bergstrom wrote:

I'm trying to learn how to make my own gem. I just wondered about
certificates. Do I need it, if it's just for my own use on my own
server?

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Interesting. I didn't know it was even possible to sign a gem. I already
have a PGP/GnuPG key pair, can you point me to a rescource describing
how to correctly sign a gem? I suppose it's similar to signing Debian
packages?

Vale,
Marvin

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Am 13.10.2010 14:17, schrieb Jeremy Bopp:

On 10/13/2010 02:28 AM, Paul Bergstrom wrote:

I'm trying to learn how to make my own gem. I just wondered about
certificates. Do I need it, if it's just for my own use on my own
server?

No, a certificate is only required if you want to sign your gem, and
signing a gem, especially when used privately, is completely optional.

-Jeremy

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Best place to start is `gem help cert`.

~ j.

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On Oct 13, 2010, at 8:06 AM, Quintus wrote:

Interesting. I didn't know it was even possible to sign a gem. I already
have a PGP/GnuPG key pair, can you point me to a rescource describing
how to correctly sign a gem? I suppose it's similar to signing Debian
packages?