# Gems and .gemrc **URL:** \ **Category:** IronRuby\ **Created:** [March 5, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-and-gemrc/162027 "2009-03-05T00:25:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/barby)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-and-gemrc/162027/1 "2009-03-05T00:25:12Z")
It looks like ironruby isn’t happy with a .gemrc file this happens both on windows and mono. +ivan@ivan-mbp:~/src/ironruby (linux)» igem list \*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\* +ivan@ivan-mbp:~/src/ironruby (linux)» igem install rake ERROR: While executing gem … (URI::InvalidComponentError) bad component(expected absolute path component): latest\_specs.4.8 +ivan@ivan-mbp:~/src/ironruby (linux)» ls ~/.ge\* /Users/ivan/.gemrc /Users/ivan/.gem: jruby latest\_source\_cache ruby source\_cache specs +ivan@ivan-mbp:~/src/ironruby (linux)» mv ~/.gemrc ~/.gemrc.old +ivan@ivan-mbp:~/src/ironruby (linux)» igem install rake Successfully installed rake-0.8.4 1 gem installed Installing ri documentation for rake-0.8.4… Installing RDoc documentation for rake-0.8.4… +ivan@ivan-mbp:~/src/ironruby (linux)» ---
**Author:** ![barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/barby)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-and-gemrc/162027/2 "2009-03-05T00:32:13Z")
What is in your .gemrc? At one point IronRuby had problems with sources that didn’t have a trailing slash. JD From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Ivan Porto Carrero Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 3:25 PM To: ironruby-core Subject: [Ironruby-core] gems and .gemrc It looks like ironruby isn’t happy with a .gemrc file this happens both on windows and mono. +ivan@ivan-mbp:~/src/ironruby (linux)» igem list \*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\* +ivan@ivan-mbp:~/src/ironruby (linux)» igem install rake ERROR: While executing gem … (URI::InvalidComponentError) bad component(expected absolute path component): latest\_specs.4.8 +ivan@ivan-mbp:~/src/ironruby (linux)» ls ~/.ge\* /Users/ivan/.gemrc /Users/ivan/.gem: jruby latest\_source\_cache ruby source\_cache specs +ivan@ivan-mbp:~/src/ironruby (linux)» mv ~/.gemrc ~/.gemrc.old +ivan@ivan-mbp:~/src/ironruby (linux)» igem install rake Successfully installed rake-0.8.4 1 gem installed Installing ri documentation for rake-0.8.4… Installing RDoc documentation for rake-0.8.4… +ivan@ivan-mbp:~/src/ironruby (linux)»