1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/defaults.rb b/lib/rubygems/defaults.rb
index 9b5bea21da..591580b7da 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/defaults.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/defaults.rb
@@ -134,4 +134,11 @@ module Gem
   def self.default_cert_path
     File.join Gem.user_home, ".gem", "gem-public_cert.pem"
   end
+
+  ##
+  # Whether to expect full paths in default gems - true for non-MRI
+  # ruby implementations
+  def self.default_gems_use_full_paths?
+    ruby_engine != 'ruby'
+  end
 end