latest_rubygems_version() Class Public methods Returns the latest release version of RubyGems.

latest_spec_for(name) Class Public methods Returns the latest release-version specification for the gem name.

latest_version_for(name) Class Public methods Returns the version of the latest release-version of gem name

load_env_plugins() Class Public methods Find all 'rubygems_plugin' files in $LOAD_PATH and load them

load_path_insert_index() Class Public methods The index to insert activated gem paths into the $LOAD_PATH. Defaults to the site lib directory unless gem_prelude.rb has loaded paths, then it inserts the activated gem's paths before the gem_prelude.rb paths so you can override the gem_prelude.rb default $LOAD_PATH paths.

load_plugin_files(plugins) Class Public methods Load plugins as ruby files

load_plugins() Class Public methods Find all 'rubygems_plugin' files in installed gems and load them

load_yaml() Class Public methods Loads YAML, preferring Psych

location_of_caller() Class Public methods The file name and line number of the caller of the caller of this method.

marshal_version() Class Public methods The version of the Marshal format for your Ruby.