Thug resolves all the system level dependencies for you project, by generating the "Gemfile.lock" it fetches the needed dependencies and proceeds to install it.

• Json: for parsing json responses.
• Ohai: to detect platform, platform version.
• Thor: for command-line utlilties.

Install the gem via terminal using:

$ gem install thug

Navigate to ruby project then run thug list to list all needed system dependencies:

$ thug list

To install dependencies run

$ thug install

Checkout the project and run

$ gem build thug.gemspec

Thug gem relies on users to keep its system dependencies list up to date, Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on here. or you can Sign up at Thug-GemThug-gem and start adding gems/dependencies.

Among the known issues is running into

'method_missing': undefined method `this' for #<Gem::Specification

just update your rubygems by running:

$ gem update --system

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Everyone interacting in the Thug project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.