RoR: plugin install from GIT repository in Windows

Since Ruby 1.8.7 and Rails 2.3.5 under MS Windows system there is a common error when you run:

%rails_project_directory> ruby script/plugin install git://github.com/user/project.git

The problem is that no matter what variations and workarounds through comman line would you try:

%rails_project_directory>ruby script\plugin install http://github.com/user/project.git/

you always get the error:

Plugin not found: [git://github.com/user/project.git]

Certainly you could just download a from GIT project and copy/clone it to the vendor/plugins directory of your project. However you must admit it is a pain. Each time I installed manually  a git-hosted plugin (so almost in 95% of Rails plugins :-P), I spent about half an hour looking for a solutions. And this morning I’ve eventually found it on www.ruby-forum.com.

Soultion

The soultion is as follows:

1. Install msysgit if you haven’t done it yet.
2. Go to %ruby_installation_directory\lib\ruby\gems\1.8\gems\activesupport-2.3.5\lib\active_support\core_ext\kernel and open reporting.rb in a text editor.
   (%ruby_installation_directory is c:\Rails by default)
3. Around line 38 find:

   stream.reopen(RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /mswin/ ? 'NUL:' : '/dev/null')

   and change it to:

   #stream.reopen(RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /mswin/ ? 'NUL:' : '/dev/null')
   stream.reopen('NUL:')

4. Save the file and live in a joy and happiness of working git hosted Rails plugin installation