How can I specify a local gem in my Gemfile?
I believe you can do this:
gem "foo", path: "/path/to/foo"
In addition to specifying the path (as Jimmy mentioned) you can also force Bundler to use a local gem for your environment only by using the following configuration option:
$ bundle config local.GEM_NAME /path/to/local/git/repositoryThis is extremely helpful if you're developing two gems or a gem and a rails app side-by-side.
Note though, that this only works when you're already using git for your dependency, for example:
# In Gemfilegem 'rack', :github => 'rack/rack', :branch => 'master'# In your terminal$ bundle config local.rack ~/Work/git/rackAs seen on the docs.
You can also reference a local gem with git if you happen to be working on it.
gem 'foo', :git => '/Path/to/local/git/repo', :branch => 'my-feature-branch'Then, if it changes I run
bundle exec gem uninstall foobundle update fooBut I am not sure everyone needs to run these two steps.