Loading an image from a subdirectory in a gem

Question

I used bundler to create a new gem, and I'm playing with rubygame. So far, it's going OK, except I can't get images on the Surface because I can't figure out what the path is to my images directory. I know it's sad, but I'm sorta used to Rails loading my images for me.

The full path to the image is: /usr/local/src/jewel_thief/lib/jewel_thief/images/player.png.

and I'm trying to use it in:

/usr/local/src/jewel_thief/lib/jewel_thief/player.rb (view source)

What am I doing wrong?

Salil · Answer 1 · 2012-10-24T12:17:11.703

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Change

@image = Surface.load 'jewel_thief/images/player.png'

To

@image = Surface.load '/jewel_thief/images/player.png'

I think following also work

@image = Surface.load '/jewel_thief/lib/jewel_thief/images/player.png'

edited Oct 24 '12 at 12:17

answered Oct 24 '12 at 11:50

Salil

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A forward slash! Why didn't I think of that? LOL – James Dunn Oct 24 '12 at 12:00
Is it works for you? If yes accept the answer so that it's easy for the other user to solve there problem. – Salil Oct 24 '12 at 12:03

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 24 '12 at 12:12

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The path ended up being this:

@image = Surface.load 'lib/jewel_thief/images/player.png'

Finally, after being stumped for hours. Thanks for the help though! Really.

answered Oct 24 '12 at 12:12

James Dunn

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Loading an image from a subdirectory in a gem

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