# Rmagick w/o -I

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-w-o-i/99792>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 25, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-w-o-i/99792 "2006-07-25T16:07:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ammonc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58f4c7/32.png) [@ammonc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ammonc)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-w-o-i/99792/1 "2006-07-25T16:07:02Z")

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When I installed rmagick (on Debian Linux using the -dev imagemagick  
packages and then sudo gem install rmagick) it said that it was  
successful, but it can’t find RMagick.rb unless I specify the -I (for  
include path) below. Anyone know a fix for this?

Ammon

ruby -I /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-1.13.0/./lib -I  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-1.13.0/./ext/RMagick  
works but  
ruby -rRMagick doesn’t

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**Author:** ![ammonc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58f4c7/32.png) [@ammonc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ammonc)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-w-o-i/99792/2 "2006-07-25T16:19:05Z")

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On 25/07/06, Ammon C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> ruby -rRMagick doesn’t
> 
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Does explicitly requiring rubygems (ruby -rubygems -rRmagick) help?

Farrel

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**Author:** ![ammonc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58f4c7/32.png) [@ammonc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ammonc)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-w-o-i/99792/3 "2006-07-25T16:25:47Z")

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On Jul 25, 2006, at 10:07 AM, Ammon C. wrote:

> ruby -I /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-1.13.0/./lib -I  
> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-1.13.0/./ext/RMagick  
> works but  
> ruby -rRMagick doesn’t

You must require “rubygems” (note -rrubygems -rRMagick won’t work  
either):

require -rrubygems -e “require ‘RMagick’; p Magick”

– Daniel

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**Author:** ![ammonc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58f4c7/32.png) [@ammonc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ammonc)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-w-o-i/99792/4 "2006-07-25T16:59:21Z")

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That was the trick! Much appreciated!!!

Daniel H. wrote:

> On Jul 25, 2006, at 10:07 AM, Ammon C. wrote:
> 
> > ruby -I /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-1.13.0/./lib -I  
> > /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-1.13.0/./ext/RMagick  
> > works but  
> > ruby -rRMagick doesn’t
> 
> You must require “rubygems” (note -rrubygems -rRMagick won’t work  
> either):
> 
> require -rrubygems -e “require ‘RMagick’; p Magick”
> 
> – Daniel