base_dir() Instance Public methods Returns the full path to the base gem directory. eg: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8

authors() Instance Public methods The list of author names who wrote this gem. spec.authors = ['Chad Fowler', 'Jim Weirich', 'Rich Kilmer']

author() Instance Public methods Singular reader for authors. Returns the first author in the list

add_self_to_load_path() Instance Public methods Adds this spec's require paths to LOAD_PATH, in the proper location.

add_dependency(gem, *requirements) Instance Public methods Alias for: add_runtime_dependency

add_bindir(executables) Instance Public methods Returns an array with bindir attached to each executable in the executables list

activate_dependencies() Instance Public methods Activate all unambiguously resolved runtime dependencies of this spec. Add any ambigous dependencies to the unresolved list to be resolved later, as needed.

activate() Instance Public methods Activate this spec, registering it as a loaded spec and adding it's lib paths to $LOAD_PATH. Returns true if the spec was activated, false if it was previously activated. Freaks out if there are conflicts upon activation.

_dump(limit) Instance Public methods Dump only crucial instance variables.

unresolved_deps() Class Public methods DOC: This method needs documented or nodoc'd