# Want to override ruby\_site oci8 library

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/want-to-override-ruby-site-oci8-library/187340>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 21, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/want-to-override-ruby-site-oci8-library/187340 "2010-04-21T23:12:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![dmcclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/91b2a8/32.png) [@dmcclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dmcclean)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/want-to-override-ruby-site-oci8-library/187340/1 "2010-04-21T23:12:46Z")

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Our network installation of ruby has an old oci8 library in it’s  
ruby\_site directory. My rails program is finding this instead of my up  
to date oci8 gem in my own gems library. How can I force the rails  
program to  
load my gem instead of the ruby\_site version?

Thanks in advance,  
Don