Adding a directory to the load path in Rails?

Question

As of Rails 2.3, what\'s the right way to add a directory to the load path so that it hooks into Rails\' auto-reloading mechanisms?

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Answer 1

In Rails 3, you can set this in config/application.rb, where this sample is provided by default:

# Add additional load paths for your own custom dirs
# config.load_paths += %W( #{config.root}/extras )