# Gem install issue - possibly RubyForge? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [November 26, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-issue-possibly-rubyforge/121324 "2007-11-26T21:44:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Giles_B)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-issue-possibly-rubyforge/121324/1 "2007-11-26T21:44:25Z")
I’m having a gem install issue. I can install most gems with no problem: ! sudo gem install twitter Successfully installed activesupport-1.4.4 Successfully installed twitter-0.2.1 2 gems installed Installing ri documentation for activesupport-1.4.4… Installing ri documentation for twitter-0.2.1… Installing RDoc documentation for activesupport-1.4.4… Installing RDoc documentation for twitter-0.2.1… but one fails: ! sudo gem install platform ERROR: could not find platform locally or in a repository (This is the same one from the “one-liner?” thread earlier.) I hadn’t actually found that name in the docs, it had just been a guess, so I e-mailed the creator of the gem. Turns out I guessed right, and he’s able to install it on his laptop and a remote host. He said I should check with Tom C. but I thought I’d first ask here for gem cleaning tips. It seems that if he can download it fine and I can’t then the problem’s probably in my install. I was on the preview release of the new RubyGems, but I just did a gem update --system and the issue persists. – Giles B. Podcast: [http://hollywoodgrit.blogspot.com](http://hollywoodgrit.blogspot.com) Blog: [http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com](http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com) Portfolio: [http://www.gilesgoatboy.org](http://www.gilesgoatboy.org) Tumblelog: [http://giles.tumblr.com](http://giles.tumblr.com) ---
**Author:** ![Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Giles_B)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-issue-possibly-rubyforge/121324/2 "2007-11-26T21:50:51Z")
On Nov 26, 2007, at 9:43 PM, Giles B. wrote: > ! sudo gem install platform sudo gem install Platform ^ – fxn ---
**Author:** ![Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Giles_B)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-issue-possibly-rubyforge/121324/3 "2007-11-27T02:14:21Z")
On 11/26/07, Xavier N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On Nov 26, 2007, at 9:43 PM, Giles B. wrote: > > > ! sudo gem install platform > > sudo gem install Platform > ^ Jesus. I swear the author lower-cased it in his e-mails. – Giles B. Podcast: [http://hollywoodgrit.blogspot.com](http://hollywoodgrit.blogspot.com) Blog: [http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com](http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com) Portfolio: [http://www.gilesgoatboy.org](http://www.gilesgoatboy.org) Tumblelog: [http://giles.tumblr.com](http://giles.tumblr.com) ---
**Author:** ![Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@Giles\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Giles_B)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 9:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-issue-possibly-rubyforge/121324/4 "2007-11-27T09:03:29Z")
On Nov 27, 2007, at 2:13 AM, Giles B. wrote: > I swear the author lower-cased it in his e-mails. > I noticed the capital “P” in the download page at RubyForge, the .rb > file there has a lowercase “p”. A bit confusing.