[Rubygems-developers] loadpath manager bugs?

[Chad Fowler]

On Sep 3, 2004, at 3:49 AM, Gavin Sinclair wrote:

> Here's what I'm getting with the latest CVS.
>
> This shows I don't have rake traditionally installed (or stubbed).
>
>   $ ruby -rrake -e ''
>   ruby: No such file to load -- rake (LoadError)
>
> This shows I _do_ have it gem-installed.
>
>   $ ruby -rubygems -e 'require_gem "rake"'
>   # no output or error
>
> This shows the loadpath manager failing to resolve it.
>
>   $ ruby -rubygems -rrake -e ''
>   ruby: No such file to load -- rake (LoadError)
>

The problem is that the "-r" option of ruby (that you're trying to use 
in loading Rake) doesn't actually run the #require method that Rich has 
overridden.  It is instead totally implemented in "sub-Ruby" C code so 
there doesn't seem to be a way to hook it.  This is a known problem 
case.

Chad