From: Suraj Kurapati <snk@...>
Date: 2008-07-01T05:06:51+09:00
Subject: using gems without installing them (like jar files)

Hello,

Is it possible to use gem files without having to install them, like you
can with jar files in Java?

For instance, I have a gem/ directory containing various gems, and I
would like to add gem/ to the load path and simply require() the gem by
name:

  # add gem/ to load path
  $: << File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'gem')

  # use the 'foo' gem
  require 'foo'  # loads gem/foo-1.0.0.gem/lib/foo.rb

If gem files in the load path can be treated as a virtual file system
(VFS) then this should be possible, no?

Thanks for your consideration.
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