# Gem install error **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 5, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-error/49516 "2005-12-05T17:45:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/transfire)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-error/49516/1 "2005-12-05T17:45:43Z")
trans@ubixie:/usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8$ sudo gem install calibre-basicobject Password: Attempting local installation of ‘calibre-basicobject’ Local gem file not found: calibre-basicobject\*.gem Attempting remote installation of ‘calibre-basicobject’ ERROR: While executing gem … (OpenURI::HTTPError) 404 Any ideas? T. ---
**Author:** ![transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/transfire)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-error/49516/2 "2005-12-05T17:57:58Z")
> trans@ubixie:/usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8$ sudo gem install > calibre-basicobject > Password: > Attempting local installation of ‘calibre-basicobject’ > Local gem file not found: calibre-basicobject\*.gem > Attempting remote installation of ‘calibre-basicobject’ > ERROR: While executing gem … (OpenURI::HTTPError) > 404 Hm, I was able to install it just now… perhaps the mirror was down for a moment or two… are you able to install it now? Yours, Tom ---
**Author:** ![transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/transfire)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-error/49516/3 "2005-12-05T18:10:33Z")
On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:54:18 -0000, Tom C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > a moment or two… are you able to install it now? > > Yours, > > Tom (not complaining!) I’ve seen this on a few gems over the past few days, too, on several Gems. I just got the same error as above, then immediately reissued the command and got calibre-basicobject-1.0.0 (+ facets-2005.10.30) installed. I’d say it happened roughly one in four times I used Gems over the past week, but only once persisted for more than a moment. I wonder if one of the mirrors has lost some files or something (with it being a 404) ? ---
**Author:** ![transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/transfire)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-error/49516/4 "2005-12-05T18:47:42Z")
On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:58:45 -0000, I somehow managed to post: > I’ve seen this on a few gems over the past few days, too, on several > Gems. I’m not actually drunk, I just sound it. ---
**Author:** ![transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/transfire)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-error/49516/5 "2005-12-05T18:39:16Z")
Okay, I tried it three more time (after the three before) and it finally worked. Hope you can figure out the issue and fix, it’s rather irksome. Thanks, T. ---
**Author:** ![transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/transfire)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-error/49516/6 "2005-12-05T18:47:42Z")
> Okay, I tried it three more time (after the three before) and > it finally worked. Super! > Hope you can figure out the issue and fix, > it’s rather irksome. Hm, maybe I need to set up some sort of mirror monitoring thingy… Yours, Tom ---
**Author:** ![transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/transfire)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 5:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-error/49516/7 "2005-12-06T05:50:46Z")
In article [00da01c5f9c4$a6f3f800$0301a8c0@TOMHP](mailto:00da01c5f9c4$a6f3f800$0301a8c0@TOMHP), “Tom C.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > I wonder if one of the mirrors has lost some files or > > something (with it > > being a 404) ? > > It’s odd… because the files are just rsync’d from one machine to > another and then a mirror is selected via a RewriteMap [1]. I just > manually hit all the mirrors and they seem to be fine… but something > must be going awry somewhere. Oddly, I just got a 300 Error [jpb@athena:~/src]$ sudo gem update Password: Upgrading installed gems… Attempting remote upgrade of gruff Attempting remote installation of ‘gruff’ ERROR: While executing gem … (OpenURI::HTTPError) 300 Multiple Choices 10.67 real 4.17 user 0.35 sys [jpb@athena:~/src]$ This happened both while I was out using T-Mobile’s network and at home with Time-Warner cable. jpb – Joe B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Have GNU, will travel. ---
**Author:** ![transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/transfire)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-error/49516/8 "2005-12-05T18:55:49Z")
> I wonder if one of the mirrors has lost some files or > something (with it > being a 404) ? It’s odd… because the files are just rsync’d from one machine to another and then a mirror is selected via a RewriteMap [1]. I just manually hit all the mirrors and they seem to be fine… but something must be going awry somewhere. Anyhow, thanks for the additional data! Yours, Tom [1] [http://tomcopeland.blogs.com/juniordeveloper/2005/11/faster\_rubyforg.htm](http://tomcopeland.blogs.com/juniordeveloper/2005/11/faster_rubyforg.htm) l