# Help with updating to 1.8.6 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 27, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-updating-to-1-8-6/110563 "2007-07-27T15:17:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bodikp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@bodikp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bodikp)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-updating-to-1-8-6/110563/1 "2007-07-27T15:17:06Z")
Hi, I need help. I’ve updated to 1.8.6, but, I’ve lost some stuff I had. I thought I’d copied all of my “object” files I’d created and then copied them back in, ut, I obviously forgot some of them. So, I’m dealing with that. But, this morning I’m getting an error in a script that it can’t find KirbyBase. That’s the first gem I re-install as soon as I ever update Ruby. Why can’t it see it? I’ve noticed that, with this version of Ruby, using the Windows one-click installer, I have to manually put the Ruby path in for my server now. It’s not automatic. Is there any gem or anything that can help with these updates, where, all existing gems are either maintained or automatically re-loaded, instead of absolutely everything being blown away?? Thanks, Peter ---
**Author:** ![bodikp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@bodikp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bodikp)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 4:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-updating-to-1-8-6/110563/2 "2007-07-27T16:41:06Z")
> Why can’t it see it? I’ve noticed that, with this version > of Ruby, using the Windows one-click installer, I have to manually put > the Ruby path in for my server now. It’s not automatic. This has happened to me before with an upgrade, I’m not sure why. It may have also removed the RUBYOPT environment variable, which might explain why you can’t find your gem. Check to see if RUBYOPT is set to -rubygems. The other option is to add require ‘rubygems’ to all of your code. I think that’s how it’s done on other platforms. > Is there any gem > or anything that can help with these updates, where, all existing gems > are either maintained or automatically re-loaded, instead of absolutely > everything being blown away?? I generally just install to a new location, like ruby185, ruby186. Then I can just copy the gems directory over to the new location. Not sure if this is the standard or best practice, but it works for me. ---
**Author:** ![bodikp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@bodikp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bodikp)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-updating-to-1-8-6/110563/3 "2007-07-27T16:49:31Z")
Gordon T. wrote: > > Why can’t it see it? I’ve noticed that, with this version > > of Ruby, using the Windows one-click installer, I have to manually put > > the Ruby path in for my server now. It’s not automatic. > > This has happened to me before with an upgrade, I’m not sure why. It > may have also removed the RUBYOPT environment variable, which might > explain why you can’t find your gem. Check to see if RUBYOPT is set > to -rubygems. The other option is to add require ‘rubygems’ to all of > your code. I think that’s how it’s done on other platforms. > > > Is there any gem > > or anything that can help with these updates, where, all existing gems > > are either maintained or automatically re-loaded, instead of absolutely > > everything being blown away?? > > I generally just install to a new location, like ruby185, ruby186. > Then I can just copy the gems directory over to the new location. Not > sure if this is the standard or best practice, but it works for me. Thanks a lot, Gordon. Yes, it works now, by me putting ‘require rubygems’ at the top of my script. I also set an environment variable by doing “set RUBYOPT = -rubygems.” That alone didn’t seem to do it; the “require” fixed it. -Peter