ruby/rubygems · error · Bundler::InvalidOption

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Error message

You cannot specify `--branch` and `--ref` at the same time.

What it means

Error "You cannot specify `--branch` and `--ref` at the same time." thrown in ruby/rubygems.

Source

Thrown at lib/bundler/plugin.rb:49

    def reset!
      instance_variables.each {|i| remove_instance_variable(i) }

      @sources = {}
      @commands = {}
      @hooks_by_event = Hash.new {|h, k| h[k] = [] }
      @loaded_plugin_names = []
      @index = nil
    end

    reset!

    # Installs a new plugin by the given name
    #
    # @param [Array<String>] names the name of plugin to be installed
    # @param [Hash] options various parameters as described in description.
    #               Refer to cli/plugin for available options
    def install(names, options)
      raise InvalidOption, "You cannot specify `--branch` and `--ref` at the same time." if options["branch"] && options["ref"]

      specs = Installer.new.install(names, options)

      save_plugins specs.slice(*names)
    rescue PluginError
      specs_to_delete = specs.select {|k, _v| names.include?(k) && !index.commands.values.include?(k) }
      specs_to_delete.each_value {|spec| Bundler.rm_rf(spec.full_gem_path) }

      raise
    end

    # Uninstalls plugins by the given names
    #
    # @param [Array<String>] names the names of plugins to be uninstalled
    def uninstall(names, options)
      if names.empty? && !options[:all]
        Bundler.ui.error "No plugins to uninstall. Specify at least 1 plugin to uninstall.\n"\
          "Use --all option to uninstall all the installed plugins."

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/bundler/plugin.rb:49 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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