puppetlabs/puppet · error · ArgumentError

Gem not found '%{gem_name}'

Error message

Gem not found '%{gem_name}'

What it means

Error "Gem not found '%{gem_name}'" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/pops/loader/gem_support.rb:49

    unless spec
      raise ArgumentError, _("Gem not found %{uri}") % { uri: uri }
    end

    # if path given append that, else append given subdir
    if uri.path.empty?
      spec.gem_dir
    else
      File.join(spec.full_gem_path, uri.path)
    end
  end

  # Produces the root directory of a gem given as a string with the gem's name.
  # TODO: FIND by name raises exception Gem::LoadError with list of all gems on the path
  #
  def gem_dir_from_name(gem_name)
    spec = Gem::Specification.find_by_name(gem_name)
    unless spec
      raise ArgumentError, _("Gem not found '%{gem_name}'") % { gem_name: gem_name }
    end

    spec.full_gem_path
  end
end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/pops/loader/gem_support.rb:49 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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