Gemspec files ignored if installing from `path` or `git`
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Description
When a gem is specified via path or git in the Gemfile, bundler will ignore the files field of the gemspec.
This results in certain files being loadable when they shouldn't be.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with a Gemfile dependency specified via path or git and a gemspec containing a files field. Trace how Bundler handles that gemspec and verify that files excluded by the field are no longer loadable.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100