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Bundler: Could not locate Gemfile

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tool
Bundler
exit code
10
versions
Bundler 2.x
os
linux, macos, windows

Could not locate Gemfile means Bundler searched the current directory and every parent directory for a Gemfile (or gems.rb) and found none. Bundler raises Bundler::GemfileNotFound, which exits with status 10. Run the command from the project root, point Bundler to the file with BUNDLE_GEMFILE, or create a Gemfile with bundle init for a new project.

Where it comes from

The message is raised in Bundler's SharedHelpers when it resolves the root of the bundle. Any command that needs a bundle reaches it first: bundle install, bundle exec, bundle update, bundle check and require "bundler/setup" in a script.

Fix

bash
pwd                    # where you are
ls Gemfile Gemfile.lock
cd /path/to/project    # replace with the folder that contains the Gemfile
bundle install

Run Bundler for a Gemfile in another folder:

bash
BUNDLE_GEMFILE=/path/to/project/Gemfile bundle exec rake test

In a Dockerfile, copy the Gemfile before installing:

Dockerfile
WORKDIR /app
COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
RUN bundle install
COPY . .
SituationFix
Terminal in the wrong foldercd to the project root
Script run from cron or a serviceSet the working directory or BUNDLE_GEMFILE
Docker buildCOPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock before RUN bundle install
New projectbundle init, then bundle add GEM

Sources

Related pages

commands · bundlerbundle exec: run a command with the Gemfile's gem versionsbundle exec CMD runs a command with exactly the gem versions in Gemfile.lock, avoiding conflicts with other installed versions. When you need it, and binstubs.errors · bundlerBundler: Could not find rake-13.2.1 in locally installed gemsCould not find GEM-VERSION in locally installed gems: Gemfile.lock lists a gem not installed for this Ruby. Run bundle install; check path and platforms.errors · bundlerYou have already activated rake 13.2.1, but your Gemfile requires rake 13.0.6Gem::LoadError You have already activated X, but your Gemfile requires Y: a newer gem loaded before Bundler. Run it with bundle exec, or align the versions.