# File lib/rubygems/test_utilities.rb, line 46
  def fetch_path path, mtime = nil
    data = find_data(path)

    if data.respond_to?(:call) then
      data.call
    else
      if path.to_s =~ /gz$/ and not data.nil? and not data.empty? then
        data = Gem.gunzip data
      end

      data
    end
  end