gem_name = File.basename(__FILE__) if ARGV.first =~ /^_(.*)_$/ # special version of the gem--we'll need full rubygems for this require 'rubygems' if Gem::Version.correct? $1 then version = $1 ARGV.shift gem gem_name, version load Gem.bin_path(gem_name, gem_name, version) exit end end cached = File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/#{gem_name}_bin_location" # if we haven't cached its location yet... unless File.exist? cached File.open(cached, 'w') do |f| require 'rubygems' f.write Gem.bin_path(gem_name, gem_name, ">= 0") end end require 'faster_rubygems' if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9' # gem prelude equivalent load File.read(cached)