From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2010-09-03T05:45:13+09:00
Subject: Re: 1.9 require problem

On 09/02/2010 10:32 PM, James Byrne wrote:
> James Byrne wrote:
>> As of this morning I am just starting to work with Ruby 1.9.  I note
>> that there seems to be some behaviour change between 1.8 and 1.9 with
>> respect to require.
>    .  .
>>
>> If anyone here can tell me what I need to change to get this to work
>> under Ruby 1.9 AND Ruby 1.8 I would be most obliged,
>
> I discover that if I do this:
>
> require File.expand_path(
>            File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../lib/deploy/pg_access_setup')

You can as well modify $: or set RUBYLIB in the environment.

> Then the problem is resolved.  However, I do not understand why this is
> now necessary or what benefit accrues from introducing this change in
> behaviour between 1.8 and 1.9.

Maybe it's not so much a change in behavior or rather a changed default 
setting of $:.

Kind regards

	robert