# gemcutter

**Repository Path**: mirrors_tmm1/gemcutter

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: gemcutter
- **Description**: The Ruby community's gem hosting service.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-18
- **Last Updated**: 2026-03-14

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

h1. gemcutter

Awesome RubyGem hosting.

h2. Purpose

* Provide a better API for dealing with gems
* Create more transparent and accessible project pages
* Enable the community to improve and enhance the site

h2. Links

"Mailing List":http://groups.google.com/group/gemcutter
"FAQ":http://gemcutter.org/pages/faq
IRC: #gemcutter on irc.freenode.net

h2. Contributions

Gemcutter has a 'commit-bit' policy, much like the Rubinius project. Submit a patch that is accepted, and you can get full commit access to the project. All you have to do is ask us on #gemcutter on Freenode or bug qrush in a message and he'll add you as a collaborator on the main repository. Feel free to fork the project though and have fun in your own sandbox.

Please read up on the "GitHub Wiki":http://wiki.github.com/rubygems/gemcutter/contribution-guidelines for the latest contribution guidelines.

h2. Organization

Gemcutter consists of a few major parts:

* Rails app: To manage users and allow others to view gems, etc.
* Sinatra app (Hostess): the gem server, lives in @app/middleware/hostess.rb@.
* RubyGem: The gemcutter client gem that interacts with the site, lives in @gem/@.
* Gem processor: Handles incoming gems and storing them in S3 (production) or on the filesystem in @server/@ (development). Lives in @lib/gemcutter.rb@, @lib/indexer.rb@, @lib/vault.rb@.

h2. License

Gemcutter uses the MIT license. Please check the LICENSE file for more details.