# Can't require any of the libs **URL:** \ **Category:** IronRuby\ **Created:** [June 12, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-require-any-of-the-libs/140228 "2008-06-12T02:00:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/barby)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-require-any-of-the-libs/140228/1 "2008-06-12T02:00:25Z")
Hi I tried requiring any of the libs that are included in the ironruby source. I tried putting the libs folder in different places but to no avail. So far i’ve put the libs in. irdir\libs irdir\build\libs irdir\build\debug irdir\build\debug\libs irdir\build\release irdir\build\release\libs where do I have to copy the libs folder to so that IronRuby picks it up? I can require them when i put them in the same folder where I call the ir command. - C:\tools\IronRuby\build\debug » ir IronRuby 1.0.0.0 on .NET 2.0.50727.1434 Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Note that local variables do not work today in the console. As a workaround, use globals instead (eg $x = 42 instead of x = 42). > > > require ‘yaml’ > > > =\> true Somehow this doesn’t seem right to me… but that’s probably because I’m putting my stuff in the wrong place. also when I compile with rake compile config=release it will just compile a debug version ---
**Author:** ![barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/barby)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-require-any-of-the-libs/140228/2 "2008-06-12T02:05:41Z")
We don’t do anything auto-magic as far as the path is concerned. I specify the include directories on the command-line by running the now-notorious “ir.cmd”. My version of the file looks like this: %MERLIN\_ROOT%\bin\debug\ir.exe -I %MERLIN\_ROOT%..\External\Languages\Ruby\ruby-1.8.6\lib\ruby\1.8;%MERLIN\_ROOT%..\External\Languages\Ruby\ruby-1.8.6\lib\ruby\site\_ruby\1.8;%MERLIN\_ROOT%\Languages\Ruby\Libs %\* You’d obviously need to change the paths to suit your file system layout. From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Ivan Porto Carrero Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 5:00 PM To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Subject: [Ironruby-core] can’t require any of the libs Hi I tried requiring any of the libs that are included in the ironruby source. I tried putting the libs folder in different places but to no avail. So far i’ve put the libs in. irdir\libs irdir\build\libs irdir\build\debug irdir\build\debug\libs irdir\build\release irdir\build\release\libs where do I have to copy the libs folder to so that IronRuby picks it up? I can require them when i put them in the same folder where I call the ir command. - C:\tools\IronRuby\build\debug » ir IronRuby 1.0.0.0[http://1.0.0.0](http://1.0.0.0) on .NET 2.0.50727.1434 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Note that local variables do not work today in the console. As a workaround, use globals instead (eg $x = 42 instead of x = 42). > > > require ‘yaml’ > > > =\> true Somehow this doesn’t seem right to me… but that’s probably because I’m putting my stuff in the wrong place. also when I compile with rake compile config=release it will just compile a debug version ---
**Author:** ![barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/barby)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-require-any-of-the-libs/140228/3 "2008-06-12T02:12:43Z")
ok thanks that does work. On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Curt H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)