ruby/rubygems · error · Bundler::InvalidOption

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Error message

The `bundle update --bundler` target version (#{target}) does not exist

What it means

Error "The `bundle update --bundler` target version (#{target}) does not exist" thrown in ruby/rubygems.

Source

Thrown at lib/bundler/self_manager.rb:116

    def needs_switching?(restart_version)
      autoswitching_applies? &&
        released?(restart_version) &&
        !running?(restart_version)
    end

    def autoswitching_applies?
      (ENV["BUNDLER_VERSION"].nil? || ENV["BUNDLER_VERSION"].empty?) &&
        ruby_can_restart_with_same_arguments? &&
        lockfile_version
    end

    def resolve_update_version_from(target)
      requirement = Gem::Requirement.new(target)
      update_candidate = find_latest_matching_spec(requirement)

      if update_candidate.nil?
        raise InvalidOption, "The `bundle update --bundler` target version (#{target}) does not exist"
      end

      resolved_version = update_candidate.version
      needs_update = requirement.specific? ? !running?(resolved_version) : running_older_than?(resolved_version)

      return unless needs_update

      update_candidate
    end

    def local_specs
      @local_specs ||= Bundler::Source::Rubygems.new("allow_local" => true).specs.select {|spec| spec.name == "bundler" }
    end

    def remote_specs
      @remote_specs ||= begin
        source = Bundler::Source::Rubygems.new("remotes" => "https://rubygems.org")
        source.remote!

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/bundler/self_manager.rb:116 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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