Run a Tinderbox

To help test gems on as many platforms as possible, you can run a tinderbox on your own machine.

First you'll need to log in or create an account.

Run this script: 

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

abort "Usage: #{$0} PASSWORD" if ARGV.empty?

sudo = RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /mswin/ ? '' : 'sudo'

system "#{sudo} gem install -y tinderbox"

home = ENV['HOME'] || ENV['USERPROFILE']

File.open File.join(home, '.gem_tinderbox'), 'w' do |f|
  f.puts "Server=firebrigade.seattlerb.org:80"
  f.puts "Username=<your username>"
  f.puts "Password=#{ARGV.shift}"
end

Then start a tinderbox: 

tinderbox_gem_run

The tinderbox will create its sandbox in './tinderbox'. If you want the tinderbox to use a different path specify it with the -r option: 

tinderbox_gem_run -r /tmp/tinderbox

The tinderbox can also run as a daemon by using the -d flag: 

tinderbox_gem_run -d