ruby/rubygems · error · ArgumentError

Unhandled gem options #{options.inspect}

Error message

Unhandled gem options #{options.inspect}

What it means

Error "Unhandled gem options #{options.inspect}" thrown in ruby/rubygems.

Source

Thrown at lib/rubygems/request_set/gem_dependency_api.rb:577

      VERSION_MAP[platform_name].satisfied_by? Gem.ruby_version
    end
  end

  private :gem_platforms

  ##
  # Records the require: option from +options+ and adds those files, or the
  # default file to the require list for +name+.

  def gem_requires(name, options) # :nodoc:
    if options.include? :require
      if requires = options.delete(:require)
        @requires[name].concat Array requires
      end
    else
      @requires[name] << name
    end
    raise ArgumentError, "Unhandled gem options #{options.inspect}" unless options.empty?
  end

  private :gem_requires

  ##
  # :category: Gem Dependencies DSL
  #
  # Block form for specifying gems from a git +repository+.
  #
  #   git 'https://github.com/rails/rails.git' do
  #     gem 'activesupport'
  #     gem 'activerecord'
  #   end

  def git(repository)
    @current_repository = repository

    yield

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Solutions

1. Remove or correct the unrecognized options listed from the gem line in the Gemfile/gem.deps.rb

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/rubygems/request_set/gem_dependency_api.rb:577 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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