example_spec.rb

puts "RSpec version: #{RSpec::Core::Version::STRING}"

describe 'Comments' do
  before do
  end

  context 'can be created' do
    example 'by the original author' do
    end

    example 'by moderators' do
    end

    example 'by other users' do
    end
  end

  it 'can be viewed' do
  end
end

Gemfile-2-14

# A sample Gemfile
source "https://rubygems.org"

gem 'rspec', '~> 2.14.0'

Gemfile-2-14.lock

GEM
  remote: https://rubygems.org/
  specs:
    diff-lcs (1.2.5)
    rspec (2.14.1)
      rspec-core (~> 2.14.0)
      rspec-expectations (~> 2.14.0)
      rspec-mocks (~> 2.14.0)
    rspec-core (2.14.8)
    rspec-expectations (2.14.5)
      diff-lcs (>= 1.1.3, < 2.0)
    rspec-mocks (2.14.6)

PLATFORMS
  ruby

DEPENDENCIES
  rspec (~> 2.14.0)

Gemfile-3-1

# A sample Gemfile
source "https://rubygems.org"

gem 'rspec', '~> 3.1.0'

Gemfile-3-1.lock

GEM
  remote: https://rubygems.org/
  specs:
    diff-lcs (1.2.5)
    rspec (3.1.0)
      rspec-core (~> 3.1.0)
      rspec-expectations (~> 3.1.0)
      rspec-mocks (~> 3.1.0)
    rspec-core (3.1.7)
      rspec-support (~> 3.1.0)
    rspec-expectations (3.1.2)
      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
      rspec-support (~> 3.1.0)
    rspec-mocks (3.1.3)
      rspec-support (~> 3.1.0)
    rspec-support (3.1.2)

PLATFORMS
  ruby

DEPENDENCIES
  rspec (~> 3.1.0)

output.txt

➜  rspec-example-order  BUNDLE_GEMFILE=Gemfile-2-14 bundle exec rspec example_spec.rb --format doc
RSpec version: 2.14.8

Comments
  can be viewed
  can be created
    by the original author
    by moderators
    by other users

Finished in 0.00091 seconds
4 examples, 0 failures
➜  rspec-example-order  BUNDLE_GEMFILE=Gemfile-3-1 bundle exec rspec example_spec.rb --format doc
RSpec version: 3.1.7

Comments
  can be viewed
  can be created
    by the original author
    by moderators
    by other users

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4 examples, 0 failures