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class method

Gem.install

install(name, version = Gem::Requirement.default, *options)

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-3.1.3/lib/rubygems.rb, line 549
def self.install(name, version = Gem::Requirement.default, *options)
  require_relative "rubygems/dependency_installer"
  inst = Gem::DependencyInstaller.new(*options)
  inst.install name, version
  inst.installed_gems
end

Top level install helper method. Allows you to install gems interactively:

% irb
>> Gem.install "minitest"
Fetching: minitest-5.14.0.gem (100%)
=> [#<Gem::Specification:0x1013b4528 @name="minitest", ...>]

See also .host= .java_platform? .host .latest_rubygems_version also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.0

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