From: Tim <TimWelsh5@...>
Date: 2008-03-07T04:40:03+09:00
Subject: requiring rubygems

I'm using the MySQL rubygem.  In a code example in the book I'm
reading it has:

require 'rubygems'
require 'mysql'

in order to access the mysql functionality.  However I tried it
without requiring rubygems and it still works.  When do you have to
require rubygems when using a gem?  What does requiring rubygems
actually accomplish?

Thanks,

Tim