lib/rjb/extension.rb in rjb-1.7.0 vs lib/rjb/extension.rb in rjb-1.7.1

@@ -49,10 +49,14 @@
     # check that it's not a jar file
     raise unless path =~ /\.jar/
 
     # This will maybe use the wrong jar file from a previous version of the GEM
     # puts "LOAD PATH #{$LOAD_PATH}" 
-    found_path = $LOAD_PATH.reverse.find{|p| File.exist?(File.join(p,path))}
+    if File.respond_to?(:absolute_path?) && File.absolute_path?(path)
+      found_path = File.exist?(path) ? '' : nil
+    else
+      found_path = $LOAD_PATH.reverse.find {|p| File.exist?(File.join(p, path))}
+    end
     raise unless found_path
 
     abs_path = File.join(found_path, path)
     # check that the file exists
     raise unless  File.exist?(abs_path)