# Can't use local gem, 1.8.6, IntelliJ

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-use-local-gem-1-8-6-intellij/130653>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 1, 2008, 11:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-use-local-gem-1-8-6-intellij/130653 "2008-03-01T11:24:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![herasmus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@herasmus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/herasmus)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 11:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-use-local-gem-1-8-6-intellij/130653/1 "2008-03-01T11:24:47Z")

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## Hi The objective:

I am trying to use log4r.

## What I do:

I write:

require ‘log4r’

## What happens:

, but get this message:

in `require’: no such file to load – log4r (LoadError)

## The setting:

I am using 1.8.6 and the IntelligJ ruby plugin. Version 1.8.6 should  
include log4r.  
When I run gems list it is in the list.

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Please help.

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**Author:** ![herasmus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@herasmus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/herasmus)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-use-local-gem-1-8-6-intellij/130653/2 "2008-03-01T11:37:49Z")

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On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 4:24 AM, Henrik Rasmussen  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> When I run gems list it is in the list.
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> Please help.

If it is not a path issue, you might need to do this…

require ‘rubygems’  
require ‘log4r’

Todd

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**Author:** ![herasmus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@herasmus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/herasmus)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-use-local-gem-1-8-6-intellij/130653/3 "2008-03-01T15:14:48Z")

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Thanks.

It turned out to be path issue.

Anyway, the way Ruby uses modules, require and includes is a bit  
confusing to me.