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How do I configure IntelliJ to use a specific rbenv version for Rake as an external tool?

My terminal is configured to use Ruby 1.8.7, via ruby env.

If I open the Terminal in IntelliJ and do ruby --version I get 1.8.7, which is correct.

I have an external tool which is essentially just a Rake task. I also want this to run using my rbenv managed Ruby 1.8.7, however, when I run the task, it defaults to using the system Ruby (2.0), and then bails because the gems aren't installed here.

The verbose output points all the way back to usr/bin/rake - is there any way I can configure IntelliJ to use a different version of Rake?

I'm using IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate 2016.3, on a Mac running 10.12

Solution

  • Use an absolute path as the Program parameter in the external tool set up to the Rake shim in rbenv:

    /Users/someuser/.rbenv/shims/rake