From: "p8 (Petrik de Heus) via ruby-core" <ruby-core@...>
Date: 2023-08-24T18:21:45+00:00
Subject: [ruby-core:114501] [Ruby master Bug#19849] Requiring file with autoload results in confusing error if file doesn't exist

Issue #19849 has been reported by p8 (Petrik de Heus).

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Bug #19849: Requiring file with autoload results in confusing error if file doesn't exist
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/19849

* Author: p8 (Petrik de Heus)
* Status: Open
* Priority: Normal
* Backport: 3.0: UNKNOWN, 3.1: UNKNOWN, 3.2: UNKNOWN
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Given the following file:
```ruby
# example.rb
require_relative 'autoload_example.rb'

Example.new
```

and the constant `Example` is defined using autoload, with an unknown path:
```ruby
# autoload_example.rb
autoload "Example", "path_unknown"
```

Running `ruby example.rb` results in the following error:

```
<internal:~/.rubies/ruby-3.2.2/lib/ruby/3.2.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb>:85:in `require': cannot load such file -- path_unknown (LoadError)
	from <internal:~/.rubies/ruby-3.2.2/lib/ruby/3.2.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb>:85:in `require'
	from example.rb:1:in `<main>'
```

The error is somewhat confusing as it doesn't show the location of the `autoload` which caused the error.



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