dependency version conflicts between a gem's spec, bundler, and gem install

[d00n]

I'm trying to install meta_search-1.1.0.pre2. The gem's spec, bundler, and rubygems each report/install different dependency version requirements.

I have a new rails3 project (here are my rails, ruby, rubygems and installed gem versions), with one new line in my Gemfile:

gem 'meta_search', '1.1.0.pre2'

The meta_search-1.1.0.pre2 page on rubygems.org reports these dependencies:

actionpack ~> 3.1.0.alpha
activerecord ~> 3.1.0.alpha
activesupport ~> 3.1.0.alpha

However, installing it pulls down activesupport and activemodel-3.1.1.rc1:

muldoon@fedora14$ gem install meta_search -v 1.1.0.pre2
Fetching: activesupport-3.1.1.rc1.gem (100%)
Fetching: meta_search-1.1.0.pre2.gem (100%)
Fetching: activemodel-3.1.1.rc1.gem (100%)
Successfully installed activesupport-3.1.1.rc1
Successfully installed meta_search-1.1.0.pre2
Successfully installed activemodel-3.1.1.rc1
3 gems installed

..and bundler reports that meta_search needs activesupport-3.1.0.beta1.

muldoon@fedora14$ bundle update
Fetching source index for http://rubygems.org/
Bundler could not find compatible versions for gem "activesupport":
  In Gemfile:
    rails (= 3.1.0) depends on
      activesupport (= 3.1.0)

    meta_search (= 1.1.0.pre2) depends on
      activesupport (3.1.0.beta1)

Very strange! Have you seen such a thing before? Any suggestions?

thx!
Mike

[ernie]

It sounds like you're trying to use an old version of MetaSearch. The current gem version is 1.1.1, and works with the latest versions of Rails.