From: Tim Hunter <sastph@...>
Date: 2006-10-10T23:30:18+09:00
Subject: Re: help with LOAD_PATH

Eduardo Y瘻ez Parareda wrote:
> Hi, I'm in troubles with this variable. I'm running a Linux OS, after 
> logging in, if I type:
> 
> echo $LOAD_PATH
> .:/home/eyp/Desarrollo/ruby/lib:/home/eyp/Desarrollo/ruby/lib/sybase:/usr/lib/ruby 
> 
> 
> then I go into irb:
> 
> irb
> irb(main):001:0> $LOAD_PATH
> => ["/usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8", 
> "/usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/i386-linux", "/usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby", 
> "/usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8", "/usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/i386-linux", 
> "/usr/lib/site_ruby", "/usr/lib/ruby/1.8", 
> "/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-linux", "."]
> irb(main):002:0>
> 
> which LOAD_PATH variable is showed in irb?

Ruby's LOAD_PATH is a combination of a set of default directories 
determined when Ruby is configured/installed, the directories (if any) 
defined by the $RUBYLIB environment variable, and any directories 
specified by -I options on the Ruby command line. It has nothing to do 
with any $LOAD_PATH environment variable.