From: Jim Weirich <jim@...>
Date: 2004-10-10T08:43:11+09:00
Subject: Re: dev-utils gem... How do I require_gem 'dev-utils/debug' ?

Eirikur Hallgrimsson wrote:
> I love the escape to irb idea and I have need of it.  I'm new to gems,
> and I have installed the dev-utils gem.
> 
> The dev-utils documentation shows a plain non-gem require, which
> simply fails because the gem-installed version isn't in the path.
> 
> require_gem of 'dev-utils' works but does not supply the breakpoint
> method, so I'm assuming that the debug functionality is not loaded.
> 
> require_gem of 'dev-utils/debug' fails.
> 
> gem list --local shows dev-utils, but not the subcomponents such as
> debug.

Try this:

   require 'rubygems'        # Might not need this if already required
   require_gem 'dev-utils'   # This makes the gem available
                             # It also requires 'dev-utils'
                             # as a convenience
   require 'dev-utils/debug' # Normal require now works
                             # because the gem is available

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