Runtime dependencies are the gems required by your gem during its runtime, ie, the gems without which your gem can't work. Development dependencies are those which are required only while developing the gem (example: rspec, pry ) . When you do gem install <gemname> or when bundler installs your gem for you, only the runtime dependencies will be installed and not the development dependencies.
Also , add_dependency = add_runtime_dependency . On 5 May 2014 12:56, Jason Hsu, Rubyist <[email protected]> wrote: > There are runtime dependencies, development dependencies, and unlabeled > dependencies ("add_dependency"). > > What exactly are the differences among these dependencies? When do you > make a dependency a runtime dependency only? When do you make it a > development dependency only? And does "add_dependency" make it a runtime > and development dependency? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/38f141bc-98de-43de-b1fb-3e319cb44116%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/38f141bc-98de-43de-b1fb-3e319cb44116%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/CAJ%3Dox-Bog0d1HQ-cKT6YstHWdhdJAw-aK%2BfVkoz42OAYCXu-%2BA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
