# Gems, setup.rb and the 'data/' directory

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-setup-rb-and-the-data-directory/77405>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 6, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-setup-rb-and-the-data-directory/77405 "2006-03-06T18:49:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-setup-rb-and-the-data-directory/77405/1 "2006-03-06T18:49:25Z")

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Okay, so what’s the solution? setup.rb will install anything in a  
projects data/ directory to the appropriate system directory. And then  
one can expect to find it there using the rbconfig constant. But how do  
I find these files in a Gems install?

T.

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**Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-setup-rb-and-the-data-directory/77405/2 "2006-03-07T14:21:24Z")

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No answer? After all this time Gems still has no solution for this?  
Sigh.