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From: R.. Kumar on 24 Jun 2010 00:56
Thomas Sawyer wrote:
> On Jun 23, 10:12�am, Roger Pack <rogerpack2...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> > bundling your library as a gem. This was a problem for Rack for a while
>> > as some tools will move the lib dir out and break your relative path.
>>
>> Good point. For bundling sake I'd therefore suggest moving the file
>> VERSION into your lib dir. �Though, in reality, it's probably the tools
>> that should bundle the whole gem not just its lib dir...at least if they
>> want to be totally gem compatible.
>
> Easy solution:
>
> cd lib/foo
> ln -s ../../VERSION version.yml
>
> Or .txt as the case may be.

Actually, I thought of this earlier. The mistake I made was of trying to
read the file using require or load and of course got the error.
Then, i wondered whether the link would be portable -- if someone forks,
or updates the gem it won't work. But i suppose that's not too important
?
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