Class: Gem::PathSupport

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/rubygems/path_support.rb

Overview

Gem::PathSupport facilitates the GEM_HOME and GEM_PATH environment settings to the rest of RubyGems.

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(env = ENV) ⇒ PathSupport

Constructor. Takes a single argument which is to be treated like a hashtable, or defaults to ENV, the system environment.



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# File 'lib/rubygems/path_support.rb', line 20

def initialize(env=ENV)
  @env = env

  # note 'env' vs 'ENV'...
  @home     = env["GEM_HOME"] || ENV["GEM_HOME"] || Gem.default_dir

  if File::ALT_SEPARATOR then
    @home   = @home.gsub(File::ALT_SEPARATOR, File::SEPARATOR)
  end

  self.path = env["GEM_PATH"] || ENV["GEM_PATH"]
end

Instance Attribute Details

#home ⇒ Object

The default system path for managing Gems.



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# File 'lib/rubygems/path_support.rb', line 9

def home
  @home
end

#path ⇒ Object

Array of paths to search for Gems.



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# File 'lib/rubygems/path_support.rb', line 13

def path
  @path
end