# Ruby/IRB not seeing installed Gems, thoughts?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-irb-not-seeing-installed-gems-thoughts/125138>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 6, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-irb-not-seeing-installed-gems-thoughts/125138 "2008-01-06T01:22:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![matt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@matt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-irb-not-seeing-installed-gems-thoughts/125138/1 "2008-01-06T01:22:01Z")

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Using “gem query --local” I’m returned a list of installed gems, one of  
which is called “relax”.

However, within the IRB I cannot require this gem. Setting up a simple  
Ruby script I cannot do an include on it either as it returns a message  
that it can’t find the gem.

* * *

irb(main):001:0\> require ‘relax’  
LoadError: no such file to load – relax  
from (irb):1:in `require’  
from (irb):1  
irb(main):002:0\> require ‘test/unit’  
=\> true  
irb(main):003:0\>

* * *

This is the error returned when running demo code for the gem itself:  
./flickr.rb:8: uninitialized constant Relax::API (NameError)  
from test.rb:3:in `require’  
from test.rb:3

Thoughts? I’m running on OSX. Could it be my Ruby install?

RubyGems Environment:

- RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.0.1 (1.0.1)
- RUBY VERSION: 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [powerpc-darwin8.10.0]
- INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8
- RUBY EXECUTABLE: /usr/local/bin/ruby
- RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:
  - ruby
  - powerpc-darwin-8

- GEM PATHS:
  - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8

- GEM CONFIGURATION:
  - :update\_sources =\> true
  - :verbose =\> true
  - :benchmark =\> false
  - :backtrace =\> false
  - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000

- REMOTE SOURCES:
  - [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)

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**Author:** ![matt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@matt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-irb-not-seeing-installed-gems-thoughts/125138/2 "2008-01-06T01:55:40Z")

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On 5 ene, 22:21, Matthew W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> LoadError: no such file to load – relax  
> from (irb):1:in `require’  
> from (irb):1  
> irb(main):002:0\> require ‘test/unit’  
> =\> true  
> irb(main):003:0\>
> 
> * * *

You didn’t tried:

require ‘rubygems’  
require ‘relax’

AFAIK, there is no RUBYOPT set under Darwin that automatically loads  
rubygems.

Try doit manually.

HTH,

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**Author:** ![matt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@matt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-irb-not-seeing-installed-gems-thoughts/125138/3 "2008-01-06T02:01:08Z")

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> > * * *
> 
> You didn’t tried:
> 
> require ‘rubygems’  
> require ‘relax’
> 
> AFAIK, there is no RUBYOPT set under Darwin that automatically loads  
> rubygems.
> 
> Try doit manually.
> 
> HTH,

Thanks, what a major duh moment. Just needed a second set of eyes.