====== Dependencies - Require but Awesome ====== If you are requiring a gem that is named differently than the name of the library (like from a Github account) then you need to pass the correct name into require_as: dependency("notch8-webrat", :require_as => 'webrat') dependency 'rest-client', :require_as => 'rest_client' You may also use the **:immediate** option, which loads the gem immediately, like this: dependency("notch8-webrat", :require_as => 'webrat') dependency 'rest-client', :require_as => 'rest_client', :immediate => true dependency 'configatron', :immediate => true Dependencies also take a block which is called after the library is required: dependency("notch8-webrat", :require_as => 'webrat') { puts "webrat is cool" } Also of note, all the win32 utils gems need dependency('win32-process', :require_as => 'win32/process')