How can I specify a local gem in my Gemfile?

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picardo picture picardo · Dec 20, 2010 · Viewed 132k times · Source

I'd like Bundler to load a local gem. Is there an option for that? Or do I have to move the gem folder into the .bundle directory?

Answer

Jimmy Cuadra picture Jimmy Cuadra · Dec 20, 2010

I believe you can do this:

gem "foo", path: "/path/to/foo"

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