new(gem) Class Public methods Creates a new old-format package reader for gem. Old-format packages cannot be written.

contents() Instance Public methods A list of file names contained in this gem

extract_files(destination_dir) Instance Public methods Extracts the files in this package into destination_dir

spec() Instance Public methods The specification for this gem

verify() Instance Public methods Raises an exception if a security policy that verifies data is active. Old format gems cannot be verified as signed.

new(destination, destination_dir) Class Public methods

from(stream) Class Public methods Creates a tar header from IO stream

new(vals) Class Public methods Creates a new TarHeader using vals

empty?() Instance Public methods Is the tar entry empty?

update_checksum() Instance Public methods Updates the TarHeader's checksum