# Gem unpack problem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-unpack-problem/83341>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 25, 2007, 12:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-unpack-problem/83341 "2007-01-25T12:32:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/regularfry)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 12:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-unpack-problem/83341/1 "2007-01-25T12:32:31Z")

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Does anybody have any idea why this happens?

$ gem unpack hoe-1.1.7.gem  
ERROR: While executing gem … (ArgumentError)  
install directory “hoe-1.1.7” not absolute  
$ gem unpack hoe  
ERROR: While executing gem … (ArgumentError)  
install directory “hoe-1.1.7” not absolute  
$ gem -v  
0.9.1

This is on a relatively fresh Ubuntu install.

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**Author:** ![regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/regularfry)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-unpack-problem/83341/2 "2007-01-25T14:34:57Z")

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On Jan 25, 2007, at 6:31 AM, Alex Y. wrote:

> This is on a relatively fresh Ubuntu install.
> 
> –  
> Alex

[https://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php](https://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php)?  
func=detail&aid=7980&group\_id=126&atid=575

Probably a bug. There’s a suggested fix in the ticket comments.

-Rob

Rob B. [http://agileconsultingllc.com](http://agileconsultingllc.com)  
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**Author:** ![regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/regularfry)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-unpack-problem/83341/3 "2007-01-25T14:46:59Z")

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Rob B. wrote:

> > ```
> > install directory "hoe-1.1.7" not absolute
> > 
> > ```
> 
> Probably a bug. There’s a suggested fix in the ticket comments.  
> That looks like it. Thanks.