puppetlabs/puppet · error · ArgumentError

Gem not found %{uri}

Error message

Gem not found %{uri}

What it means

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

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/pops/loader/gem_support.rb:32

  # gemname as a string.
  #
  def gem_dir(uri_or_string)
    case uri_or_string
    when URI
      gem_dir_from_uri(uri_or_string)
    when String
      gem_dir_from_name(uri_or_string)
    end
  end

  # Produces the root directory of a gem given as an uri, where hostname is the gemname, and an optional
  # path is appended to the root of the gem (i.e. if the reference is given to a sub-location within a gem.
  # TODO: FIND by name raises exception Gem::LoadError with list of all gems on the path
  #
  def gem_dir_from_uri(uri)
    spec = Gem::Specification.find_by_name(uri.hostname)
    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

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/pops/loader/gem_support.rb:32 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of puppetlabs/puppet@e227c27540 (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/55ead66feb0979b7. Report an issue: GitHub.