From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2007-02-28T08:15:03+09:00
Subject: Re: RubyGems New gem() Method

On Feb 27, 2007, at 14:52, James Edward Gray II wrote:
> Am I understanding right that the new gem() does not actually  
> perform the require?  It just sets up version handling, right?

Kernel#gem adds the gem's require_paths to $:.

> Does this work for something like the soap4r gem?  You can't  
> require that gem normally, because the standard library will take  
> precedence.  In the past, require_gem() got around this but I'm  
> thinking we lost that trick.

No, #gem doesn't do autorequire.  That's the only difference.

> Am I missing something?

Yes.  Use #gem.