[#25936] [Bug:1.9] [rubygems] $LOAD_PATH includes bin directory — Nobuyoshi Nakada <nobu@...>

Hi,

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[#26361] [Feature #2294] [PATCH] ruby_bind_stack() to embed Ruby in coroutine — Suraj Kurapati <redmine@...>

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[ruby-core:25940] Re: [Bug:1.9] [rubygems] $LOAD_PATH includes bin directory

From: Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale@...>
Date: 2009-10-05 12:20:28 UTC
List: ruby-core #25940
On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 11:47 PM, Nobuyoshi Nakada <nobu@ruby-lang.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What is the reason that bin is needed in $LOAD_PATH? FAIK,
> bin directory is for executable files, but not for libraries.
>

I believe that it's required because of the way the commands installed
with a gem typically bootstrap via a short ruby program which requires
rubygems and then loads the real command from the bin directory in the
required version of the gem.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if removing the gems bin directory from
the load path would break most if not all such gem installed commands.


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