# Gem commands never get to an end

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-commands-never-get-to-an-end/141583>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 27, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-commands-never-get-to-an-end/141583 "2008-06-27T09:43:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Odium](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/a698b9/32.png) [@Odium](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Odium)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-commands-never-get-to-an-end/141583/1 "2008-06-27T09:43:44Z")

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Hi List,

i use mod\_passenger 1.0.1, ruby 1.8.5, rails 2.0.2, gem 0.9.4 on Suse  
Linux 10.1  
unfortunately i have a problem with updating gems  
On Consolte i try:  
gem update --system  
this command never gets to an end. I startet with debug output:

gem update --system --verbose --debug  
Exception `Errno::ENOENT' at /usr//lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ config_file.rb:51 - No such file or directory - /home/mypath/.gemrc Exception `NameError’ at /usr//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant  
Gem::Commands::BuildCommand  
Exception `NameError' at /usr//lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::CertCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant  
Gem::Commands::CheckCommand  
Exception `NameError' at /usr//lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::ContentsCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant  
Gem::Commands::DependencyCommand  
Exception `NameError' at /usr//lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::EnvironmentCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant  
Gem::Commands::HelpCommand  
Exception `NameError' at /usr//lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::InstallCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant  
Gem::Commands::OutdatedCommand  
Exception `NameError' at /usr//lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::PristineCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant  
Gem::Commands::QueryCommand  
Exception `NameError' at /usr//lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::ListCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant  
Gem::Commands::RdocCommand  
Exception `NameError' at /usr//lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::SearchCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant  
Gem::Commands::SourcesCommand  
Exception `NameError' at /usr//lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::SpecificationCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant  
Gem::Commands::UninstallCommand  
Exception `NameError' at /usr//lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::UnpackCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant  
Gem::Commands::CleanupCommand  
Exception `NameError' at /usr//lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::UpdateCommand Updating RubyGems... Exception `LoadError’ at /usr//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
custom\_require.rb:27 - no such file to load – Win32API  
Exception `LoadError’ at /usr//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
custom\_require.rb:34 - no such file to load – Win32API  
Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)  
removing /tmp/open-uri.6977.0…done  
removing /tmp/open-uri.6977.1…done

thats now the point where no progress is visible. i could leave it for  
hours without change, but during this time mod\_passenger etc. is not  
correct working.  
What to do now to solve the problem and update the system?  
Please give a little hint 😉  
Thanks  
Andre

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**Author:** ![Odium](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/a698b9/32.png) [@Odium](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Odium)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-commands-never-get-to-an-end/141583/2 "2008-06-27T13:07:37Z")

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ok, i updatet gem to 1.2.0 and all works fine  
Andre