From: Matt Mongeau <halogenandtoast@...>
Date: 2013-04-06T08:34:26+09:00
Subject: Re: How do you know what the main file in Ruby Projects is?

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> Question: why does a gem have a shebang line at all? Aren't gems always
only ever required by other ruby scripts?

When they have executable scripts like rails.


On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Matthew Kerwin <matthew@kerwin.net.au>wrote:

> On Apr 6, 2013 8:03 AM, "Matthew Mongeau" <halogenandtoast@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I'm interested in the issue with using env, but I find you explanation a
> but hard to follow. What are some situations that lead to the problems you
> are describing. I'm currently using env in some gems and if there is a
> strong argument against it, I don't mind switching it.
>
> Question: why does a gem have a shebang line at all? Aren't gems always
> only ever required by other ruby scripts?
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">&gt;=A0<span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-si=
ze:13px">Question: why does a gem have a shebang line at all? Aren&#39;t ge=
ms always only ever required by other ruby scripts?</span><div><br></div><d=
iv>
When they have executable scripts like rails.</div></div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:16 PM,=
 Matthew Kerwin <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:matthew@kerwin.net.=
au" target=3D"_blank">matthew@kerwin.net.au</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im"><p>On Apr 6, 2013 8:03 AM,=
 &quot;Matthew Mongeau&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:halogenandtoast@gmail.co=
m" target=3D"_blank">halogenandtoast@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>

&gt;<br>
&gt; I&#39;m interested in the issue with using env, but I find you explana=
tion a but hard to follow. What are some situations that lead to the proble=
ms you are describing. I&#39;m currently using env in some gems and if ther=
e is a strong argument against it, I don&#39;t mind switching it.</p>


</div><p>Question: why does a gem have a shebang line at all? Aren&#39;t ge=
ms always only ever required by other ruby scripts?</p>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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