From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2009-07-02T08:57:12+09:00
Subject: Re: require an entire package?

Hi --

On Thu, 2 Jul 2009, Gary Chris wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I just replied to you over on ubuntuforums but i'll stick it here also.
>
> You could just add the directory containing the files to the load_path
> array
>
> $LOAD_PATH << "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../../dir_containing_files"
>
> This will load all files that are located within the directory.

Adding directories to the load path doesn't load any files. The load
path is just where Ruby will search when you try to load something.
You still have to do it explicitly.


David

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