= need

* http://need.rubyforge.org
* source code - http://github.com/dfg59/need/tree/master

== DESCRIPTION:

Need makes ruby relative requires just work. Simply need a file with a relative path
and the file will always be required correctly, regardless of what file your application is
being launched through. Typically, ruby projects would unshift lib onto $PATH or use the
File.dirname(__FILE__) trick. Using need means you don't have to worry about either of these.

Assume you have two files, one directly in lib and the other in lib/extensions. Let's assume
that file_a in lib requires file_b, in lib/extensions. Previously, you would doing some crazy
load path unshifting or use the __FILE__ trick to make these requires flexible enough to work
when your app is being accessed by rake, through a test suite, or required as a gem. Now, just
use need.

In file_a:
need"extensions/file_b"

Note that the block syntax is necessary. Need uses the binding of the block to determine the
location of your file and correctly perform your relative require for you.

== FEATURES/PROBLEMS:

== SYNOPSIS:

need"relative/path/to/file"

== REQUIREMENTS:

== INSTALL:

* rubyforge - sudo gem install need
* github - sudo gem install dfg59-need --source=http://gems.github.com

== LICENSE:

(The MIT License)

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