Ironruby core - Jul 2009 - updating the search paths dynamically in script

hi,

i''ve been including my libs using the RUBYLIB env variable, doing
SET RUBYLIB=''some path''

then running ir program.rb and it now has access to the files in ''some
path''

i also tried to do this dynamically in the ruby script using
''system''.

i.e.

system ''SET RUBYLIB=''some path''''
require ''some.dll''   (where that file is in the path
above''.

but it doesnt find the file. i assume ir is setting up the search paths
when it starts up, is there anyway to achieve?


what i want is to be able to include a ruby file in my C# project, which
can include all the dll''s in the projects bin easily. i guess i could
just traverse the directory and do a require ''file'' but the
RUBYLIB path
seems more flexible.
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ok, i managed to get this to work.

$: << "some path"
require ''some.dll''

not sure if its recommended..
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$LOAD_PATH << "./lib"will add lib to the end of the list giving
other
libraries precedence

$LOAD_PATH.unshift("./lib")
will add the lib folder at the start of the list making it take precedence
over other libraries

a shortcut for $LOAD_PATH is $:
$: << "./lib"
$:.unshift("./lib")

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On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Michael Delaney <lists at
ruby-forum.com>wrote:
> hi,
>
> i''ve been including my libs using the RUBYLIB env variable, doing
> SET RUBYLIB=''some path''
>
> then running ir program.rb and it now has access to the files in
''some
> path''
>
> i also tried to do this dynamically in the ruby script using
''system''.
>
> i.e.
>
> system ''SET RUBYLIB=''some path''''
> require ''some.dll''   (where that file is in the path
above''.
>
> but it doesnt find the file. i assume ir is setting up the search paths
> when it starts up, is there anyway to achieve?
>
>
> what i want is to be able to include a ruby file in my C# project, which
> can include all the dll''s in the projects bin easily. i guess i
could
> just traverse the directory and do a require ''file'' but
the RUBYLIB path
> seems more flexible.
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
> _______________________________________________
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> Ironruby-core at rubyforge.org
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