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instance method

Gem::Specification#add_development_dependency

add_development_dependency(gem, *requirements)

Adds a development dependency named gem with requirements to this gem.

Usage:

Example
spec.add_development_dependency 'example', '>= 1.1.4', '< 2'

Development dependencies aren’t installed by default and aren’t activated when a gem is required.