```ruby
# Workaround a problem with script/plugin and http-based repos.
# See http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/8189
Dir.chdir(Dir.getwd.sub(/vendor.*/, '')) do

##
## Copy over asset files (javascript/css/images) from the plugin directory to public/
##

def copy_files(source_path, destination_path, directory)
  source, destination = File.join(directory, source_path), File.join(RAILS_ROOT, destination_path)
  FileUtils.mkdir(destination) unless File.exist?(destination)
  FileUtils.cp_r(Dir.glob(source+'/*.*'), destination)
end

directory = File.dirname(__FILE__)

copy_files("/public", "/public", directory)

available_frontends = Dir[File.join(directory, 'frontends', '*')].collect { |d| File.basename d }
[ :stylesheets, :javascripts, :images].each do |asset_type|
  path = "/public/#{asset_type}/active_scaffold"
  copy_files(path, path, directory)

  available_frontends.each do |frontend|
    source = "/frontends/#{frontend}/#{asset_type}/"
    destination = "/public/#{asset_type}/active_scaffold/#{frontend}"
    copy_files(source, destination, directory)
  end
end

end```

Add switch to control if assets should be copied: ACTIVE_SCAFFOLD_INSTALL_ASSETS should be defined in config/environments/xx.rb
user
```ruby
unless defined?(ACTIVE_SCAFFOLD_INSTALL_ASSETS) && ACTIVE_SCAFFOLD_INSTALL_ASSETS == false
  # Workaround a problem with script/plugin and http-based repos.
  # See http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/8189
  Dir.chdir(Dir.getwd.sub(/vendor.*/, '')) do

    ##
    ## Copy over asset files (javascript/css/images) from the plugin directory to public/
    ##

    def copy_files(source_path, destination_path, directory)
      source, destination = File.join(directory, source_path), File.join(RAILS_ROOT, destination_path)
      FileUtils.mkdir(destination) unless File.exist?(destination)
      FileUtils.cp_r(Dir.glob(source+'/*.*'), destination)
    end

    directory = File.dirname(__FILE__)

    copy_files("/public", "/public", directory)

    available_frontends = Dir[File.join(directory, 'frontends', '*')].collect { |d| File.basename d }
    [ :stylesheets, :javascripts, :images].each do |asset_type|
      path = "/public/#{asset_type}/active_scaffold"
      copy_files(path, path, directory)

      available_frontends.each do |frontend|
        source = "/frontends/#{frontend}/#{asset_type}/"
        destination = "/public/#{asset_type}/active_scaffold/#{frontend}"
        copy_files(source, destination, directory)
      end
    end
  end
end```
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