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It is a bad idea to use Gemfile in libraries due to the creation
of a lock file.  You always want to make sure you are testing the
library against the latest version of the installed dependencies
to catch regressions, and having a lockfile prevents automatically
picking up newer versions of installed dependencies.
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jeremyevans committed Jul 17, 2023
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But having no Gemfile does not prevent you from "not using the latest dependencies", does it?
How do you update them?

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But having no Gemfile does not prevent you from "not using the latest dependencies", does it?

What having no Gemfile does is makes sure that if you have an updated gem installed, it gets used. If you have a Gemfile, even if you have an updated gem installed, it won't be used, because of the lockfile.

How do you update them?`

gem install. Honestly, it's kind of a weird question to me, but maybe that's because I was around before bundler. I suppose if you've only used bundler, maybe a non-bundler approach is unfamiliar or odd.

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