On 1/15/07, David Krmpotic <david.krmpotic / gmail.com> wrote: > ah now I know why.. this works: > > irb(main):001:0> require 'rubygems' > => true > irb(main):002:0> require 'active_support' > => true > > interesting.. can someone explain what is happening? > so require_gem is no good in irb .. why it doesn't report an error? Yes. require_gem is deprecated. Don't use it if at all possible. -austin -- Austin Ziegler * halostatue / gmail.com * http://www.halostatue.ca/ * austin / halostatue.ca * http://www.halostatue.ca/feed/ * austin / zieglers.ca