# Gem install rails issue CRC error

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-rails-issue-crc-error/141572>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 27, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-rails-issue-crc-error/141572 "2008-06-27T06:26:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![skirkpatrick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@skirkpatrick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/skirkpatrick)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-rails-issue-crc-error/141572/1 "2008-06-27T06:26:53Z")

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im trying to install rails with gem. i have compiled 1.8.6 from source  
and am running gem 1.1.1

here is the output:

[root@webapp1 ~]# gem install rails --include-dependencies --verbose  
–backtrace  
INFO: `gem install -y` is now default and will be removed  
INFO: use --ignore-dependencies to install only the gems you list  
connection reset after 2 requests, retrying  
Missing metadata for 14022 gems  
Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/)  
Installing gem actionpack-2.1.0  
ERROR: While executing gem … (Zlib::GzipFile::CRCError)  
invalid compressed data – crc error  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/package/tar\_input.rb:55:in  
`close' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:55:in `initialize’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/package/tar\_reader.rb:46:in  
`each' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/package/tar_reader.rb:37:in `loop’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/package/tar\_reader.rb:37:in  
`each' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:33:in `initialize’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/package/tar\_input.rb:18:in  
`new' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:18:in `open’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/package.rb:56:in  
`open' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/format.rb:67:in `from\_io’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/format.rb:51:in  
`from_file_by_path' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/format.rb:50:in `open’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/format.rb:50:in  
`from_file_by_path' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/installer.rb:81:in `initialize’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/dependency\_installer.rb:200:in  
`new' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:200:in `install’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/dependency\_installer.rb:183:in  
`each' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:183:in `install’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands/install\_command.rb:73:in  
`execute' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:70:in `each’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands/install\_command.rb:70:in  
`execute' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command.rb:136:in `invoke’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command\_manager.rb:104:in  
`process_args' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:74:in `run’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem\_runner.rb:39:in  
`run’  
/usr/local/bin/gem:24

i have retried multiple times but am still getting the same error. i am  
running centos 5. i double checked and i do have the zlib ruby  
libraries installed.