From: Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...>
Date: 2004-08-17T12:25:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Recursive install-stub for gems?

On Tuesday, August 17, 2004, 10:52:48 AM, Chad wrote:

>>
>> Shouldn't "gem install X --install-stub" work recursively so that not
>> only the top-level loading of the gem is done but it also works for
>> files deeper down in the dir?
>>

> You're not missing anything.  We're planning to add the ability to
> specify other files that can be stubbed.  Right now, though you *can*
> do:

> require_gem 'net-ssh'
> require 'net/ssh/sftp'

> Would our proposed change work?  We are avoiding stubbing every single
> file in the lib, and allowing gem authors to specify the ones that
> would make sense (as in sftp).

Thanks for answering, Chad.  I'm working on this feature at the
moment.

Robert and others: should it stub every file, or should gem authors
decide which files are to be stubbed?

Gavin