[Rubygems-developers] [ rubygems-Bugs-25741 ] Gem::Specification#installation_path should raise a proper exception

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Bugs item #25741, was opened at 2009-04-30 15:42
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Category: other
Group: v1.3.x
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 2
Submitted By: Daniel Berger (djberg96)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: Gem::Specification#installation_path should raise a proper exception

Initial Comment:
Hi,

The Gem::Specification#installation_path is a public method, but it isn't meant for direct use in a .gemspec file. If you try to call that method directly in a .gemspec file it will result in this error:

/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/specification.rb:624:in `dirname': can't convert nil into String (TypeError)

Looking at the source we can see why:

def installation_path
  File.expand_path(File.dirname(File.dirname(@loaded_from)))
end

The @loaded_from instance variable is nil, so it blows up. Instead, this should raise a proper exception of some sort to let people (like me) know that it isn't meant for direct use, but for inspection after installation.

Regards,

Dan

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