# Can't load gems **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [14 February 2013 00:37 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/cant-load-gems/67285 "2013-02-14T00:37:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![7stud2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/9de053/32.png) [@7stud2](https://rubytalk.org/u/7stud2)\ **Post date:** [14 February 2013 00:37 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/cant-load-gems/67285/1 "2013-02-14T00:37:26Z")
I have installed rvm on my Mac OSX and Ruby 1.9.3 and I also installed rails. I created my own gem which is successfully installed with gem install. If I enter the command "gem list", I get a long list of gems, mostly rails and also my own installed gem. But if I try to require any of these gems in my source code, 'actionmailer' for instance, I get a load error in `require': cannot load such file -- actionmailer (LoadError) Here is my source code: puts $: require 'actionmailer' and here is the output: /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1 /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1/x86\_64-darwin12.2.0 /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/site\_ruby /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/vendor\_ruby/1.9.1 /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/vendor\_ruby/1.9.1/x86\_64-darwin12.2.0 /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/vendor\_ruby /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/1.9.1 /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/1.9.1/x86\_64-darwin12.2.0 /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:36:in `require': cannot load such file -- actionmailer (LoadError)   from /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:36:in `require'   from ../ruby-1.9.3/test\_timecode.rb:3:in `\' The gems are actually installed in /Users/kary/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p286/gems bash-3.2$ rvm gemdir /Users/kary/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p286 Why can't Ruby find my gems when I require them? Thanks in advance > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Davis1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/ryan_davis1/32/1848_2.png) [@Ryan\_Davis1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Ryan_Davis1)\ **Post date:** [14 February 2013 00:58 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/cant-load-gems/67285/2 "2013-02-14T00:58:18Z")
To start, make sure that `which gem` and `which ruby` are answering with the same install. > **···** > > On Feb 13, 2013, at 16:37 , Loran Kary \ wrote: > > > Why can't Ruby find my gems when I require them? ---
**Author:** ![7stud2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/9de053/32.png) [@7stud2](https://rubytalk.org/u/7stud2)\ **Post date:** [14 February 2013 05:21 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/cant-load-gems/67285/3 "2013-02-14T05:21:48Z")
Ryan Davis wrote in post #1096802: > > Why can't Ruby find my gems when I require them? > > To start, make sure that `which gem` and `which ruby` are answering with > the same install. Sure, thanks. bash-3.2$ which ruby /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/bin/ruby bash-3.2$ which gem /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/bin/gem bash-3.2$ gem list actionmailer \*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\* actionmailer (3.2.9) bash-3.2$ gem which actionmailer ERROR: Can't find ruby library file or shared library actionmailer > **···** > > > On Feb 13, 2013, at 16:37 , Loran Kary \ wrote: > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Davis1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/ryan_davis1/32/1848_2.png) [@Ryan\_Davis1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Ryan_Davis1)\ **Post date:** [14 February 2013 07:59 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/cant-load-gems/67285/4 "2013-02-14T07:59:54Z")
% gem which minitest ERROR: Can't find ruby library file or shared library minitest % gem contents minitest | grep lib /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/minitest-4.6.0/lib/hoe/minitest.rb /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/minitest-4.6.0/lib/minitest/autorun.rb /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/minitest-4.6.0/lib/minitest/benchmark.rb /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/minitest-4.6.0/lib/minitest/hell.rb /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/minitest-4.6.0/lib/minitest/mock.rb /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/minitest-4.6.0/lib/minitest/parallel\_each.rb /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/minitest-4.6.0/lib/minitest/pride.rb /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/minitest-4.6.0/lib/minitest/spec.rb /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/minitest-4.6.0/lib/minitest/unit.rb % gem which minitest/unit /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/minitest-4.6.0/lib/minitest/unit.rb There is no minitest.rb so it bitches. There is a minitest/unit.rb so it finds it. The easiest way to figure that out is to just look. I used `gem contents` to do that but I also often just go into the code and poke around. In your case, there is no actionmailer.rb, however, there is an action\_mailer.rb 10006 % pwd /Users/ryan/Work/git/rails/actionmailer/ 10007 % l lib total 8 0 action\_mailer/ 8 action\_mailer.rb 0 rails/ > **···** > > On Feb 13, 2013, at 21:21 , Loran Kary \ wrote: > > > Ryan Davis wrote in post #1096802: > > > > > On Feb 13, 2013, at 16:37 , Loran Kary \ wrote: > > > > > > > Why can't Ruby find my gems when I require them? > > > > > > To start, make sure that `which gem` and `which ruby` are answering with > > > the same install. > > > > Sure, thanks. > > > > bash-3.2$ which ruby > > /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/bin/ruby > > bash-3.2$ which gem > > /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/bin/gem > > bash-3.2$ gem list actionmailer > > > > \*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\* > > > > actionmailer (3.2.9) > > bash-3.2$ gem which actionmailer > > ERROR: Can't find ruby library file or shared library actionmailer ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Davis1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/ryan_davis1/32/1848_2.png) [@Ryan\_Davis1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Ryan_Davis1)\ **Post date:** [14 February 2013 08:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/cant-load-gems/67285/5 "2013-02-14T08:00:34Z")
P.S. Sorry I didn't see that sooner. I don't primarily do rails so I didn't notice. > **···** > > On Feb 13, 2013, at 23:59 , Ryan Davis \ wrote: > > > In your case, there is no actionmailer.rb, however, there is an action\_mailer.rb ---
**Author:** ![7stud2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/9de053/32.png) [@7stud2](https://rubytalk.org/u/7stud2)\ **Post date:** [14 February 2013 18:46 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/cant-load-gems/67285/6 "2013-02-14T18:46:50Z")
Ryan Davis wrote in post #1096838: > There is no minitest.rb so it bitches. There is a minitest/unit.rb so it > finds it. The easiest way to figure that out is to just look. I used > `gem contents` to do that but I also often just go into the code and > poke around. > > In your case, there is no actionmailer.rb, however, there is an > action\_mailer.rb Thanks Ryan, for that help. Actually, I was just using actionmailer as an example, because it came at the top of my list of installed gems. My real problem is that I cannot load my own gem which I created and installed myself. I call it 'timecode. bash-3.2$ gem list timecode \*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\* timecode (0.0.1) bash-3.2$ gem contents timecode | grep lib /Users/kary/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p286/gems/timecode-0.0.1/lib/timecode.rb bash-3.2$ gem which timecode ERROR: Can't find ruby library file or shared library timecode As you can see, there is a lib/timecode.rb yet it won't load. /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:36:in `require': cannot load such file -- timecode (LoadError) Should I be concerned that I do not see any gems directory in my LOAD\_PATH? /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1 /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1/x86\_64-darwin12.2.0 /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/site\_ruby /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/vendor\_ruby/1.9.1 /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/vendor\_ruby/1.9.1/x86\_64-darwin12.2.0 /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/vendor\_ruby /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/1.9.1 /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/lib/ruby/1.9.1/x86\_64-darwin12.2.0 bash-3.2$ gem env RubyGems Environment:   - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.8.24   - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.3 (2012-10-12 patchlevel 286) [x86\_64-darwin12.2.0]   - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /Users/kary/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p286   - RUBY EXECUTABLE: /Users/kary/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p286/bin/ruby   - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: /Users/kary/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p286/bin   - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:     - ruby     - x86\_64-darwin-12   - GEM PATHS:      - /Users/kary/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p286      - /Users/kary/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p286@global   - GEM CONFIGURATION:      - :update\_sources =\> true      - :verbose =\> true      - :benchmark =\> false      - :backtrace =\> false      - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000   - REMOTE SOURCES:      - [http://rubygems.org/](http://rubygems.org/) bash-3.2$ echo $GEM\_PATH /Users/kary/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p286:/Users/kary/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p286@global > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Davis1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/ryan_davis1/32/1848_2.png) [@Ryan\_Davis1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Ryan_Davis1)\ **Post date:** [14 February 2013 19:28 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/cant-load-gems/67285/7 "2013-02-14T19:28:17Z")
Lets assume that your rubygems is not borked, yet. Show me 'gem spec timecode' > **···** > > On Feb 14, 2013, at 10:46, Loran Kary \ wrote: > > > My real problem is that I cannot load my own gem which I created and > > installed myself. I call it 'timecode. > > > > bash-3.2$ gem list timecode > > > > \*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\* > > > > timecode (0.0.1) > > bash-3.2$ gem contents timecode | grep lib > > /Users/kary/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p286/gems/timecode-0.0.1/lib/timecode.rb > > bash-3.2$ gem which timecode > > ERROR: Can't find ruby library file or shared library timecode > > > > As you can see, there is a lib/timecode.rb yet it won't load. ---
**Author:** ![7stud2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/9de053/32.png) [@7stud2](https://rubytalk.org/u/7stud2)\ **Post date:** [14 February 2013 20:07 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/cant-load-gems/67285/8 "2013-02-14T20:07:14Z")
Ryan Davis wrote in post #1096950: > > bash-3.2$ gem which timecode > > ERROR: Can't find ruby library file or shared library timecode > > > > As you can see, there is a lib/timecode.rb yet it won't load. > > Lets assume that your rubygems is not borked, yet. > > Show me 'gem spec timecode' borked ??? To avoid conflicts, I have renamed my gem fps-timecode. But it behaves the same. bash-3.2$ gem spec fps-timecode --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification name: fps-timecode version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version   version: 0.0.1   prerelease:   segments:   - 0   - 0   - 1 platform: ruby authors: - Loran Kary autorequire: bindir: bin cert\_chain: date: 2013-02-14 00:00:00.000000000 Z dependencies: description: A library to support drop-frame and non-drop-frame timecodes email: kary@focalpnt.com executables: extensions: extra\_rdoc\_files: files: homepage: licenses: post\_install\_message: rdoc\_options: require\_paths: - . required\_ruby\_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement   none: false   requirements:   - - ! '\>='     - !ruby/object:Gem::Version       version: '1.9' required\_rubygems\_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement   none: false   requirements:   - - ! '\>='     - !ruby/object:Gem::Version       version: '0' requirements: rubyforge\_project: rubygems\_version: 1.8.24 signing\_key: specification\_version: 3 summary: Implements timecode class test\_files: > **···** > > > On Feb 14, 2013, at 10:46, Loran Kary \ wrote: > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Davis1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/ryan_davis1/32/1848_2.png) [@Ryan\_Davis1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Ryan_Davis1)\ **Post date:** [14 February 2013 23:26 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/cant-load-gems/67285/9 "2013-02-14T23:26:57Z")
> Ryan Davis wrote in post #1096950: > > > > bash-3.2$ gem which timecode > > > ERROR: Can't find ruby library file or shared library timecode > > > > > > As you can see, there is a lib/timecode.rb yet it won't load. > > > > Lets assume that your rubygems is not borked, yet. > > > > Show me 'gem spec timecode' > > borked ??? > > To avoid conflicts, I have renamed my gem fps-timecode. But it behaves > the same. > > bash-3.2$ gem spec fps-timecode > --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification > name: fps-timecode > version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version > version: 0.0.1 > prerelease: > segments: > - 0 > - 0 > - 1 > platform: ruby > authors: > - Loran Kary > autorequire: > bindir: bin > cert\_chain: > date: 2013-02-14 00:00:00.000000000 Z > dependencies: > description: A library to support drop-frame and non-drop-frame > timecodes > email: kary@focalpnt.com > executables: > extensions: > extra\_rdoc\_files: > files: BOOM. I suggest you use a tool like Hoe to manage your gem. It deals with all the gem/project minutia for you. > **···** > > On Feb 14, 2013, at 12:07 , Loran Kary \ wrote: > > > > On Feb 14, 2013, at 10:46, Loran Kary \ wrote: > > > homepage: > > licenses: > > post\_install\_message: > > rdoc\_options: > > require\_paths: > > - . > > required\_ruby\_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement > > none: false > > requirements: > > - - ! '\>=' > >    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version > >      version: '1.9' > > required\_rubygems\_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement > > none: false > > requirements: > > - - ! '\>=' > >    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version > >      version: '0' > > requirements: > > rubyforge\_project: > > rubygems\_version: 1.8.24 > > signing\_key: > > specification\_version: 3 > > summary: Implements timecode class > > test\_files: > > > > -- > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![7stud2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/9de053/32.png) [@7stud2](https://rubytalk.org/u/7stud2)\ **Post date:** [15 February 2013 00:59 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/cant-load-gems/67285/10 "2013-02-15T00:59:06Z")
Ryan Davis wrote in post #1096979: > **···** > > > On Feb 14, 2013, at 12:07 , Loran Kary \ wrote: > > > > > > Show me 'gem spec timecode' > > > > > > version: 0.0.1 > > > cert\_chain: > > > date: 2013-02-14 00:00:00.000000000 Z > > > dependencies: > > > description: A library to support drop-frame and non-drop-frame > > > timecodes > > > email: kary@focalpnt.com > > > executables: > > > extensions: > > > extra\_rdoc\_files: > > > files: > > > > BOOM. I suggest you use a tool like Hoe to manage your gem. It deals > > with all the gem/project minutia for you. > > I gather that you see something wrong with the gemspec, though you don't > say what exactly. > > I fiddled with it a little and now it works! Thanks for your help in > pointing me to the problem. Most likely it was an incorrect > require\_path. > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C).