# Igem not working **URL:** \ **Category:** IronRuby\ **Created:** [January 14, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/igem-not-working/181610 "2010-01-14T16:41:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/igem-not-working/181610/1 "2010-01-14T16:41:50Z")
When I execute igem install rake I get the following error: C:\DevTools\IronRuby\ironruby\Merlin\Main\Languages\Ruby\Scripts\bin\>irake.bat ‘“C:\DevTools\IronRuby\ironruby\Merlin\Main\Languages\Ruby\Scripts\bin\ir.exe”’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Any ideas? IronRuby configuration is extremely weird!!! ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/igem-not-working/181610/2 "2010-01-14T16:48:19Z")
And here is my environment variables: c:\ruby\bin;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin;C:\DevTools\IronRuby\ironruby\Merlin\Main\bin\Debug;C:\DevTools\IronRuby\ironruby\Merlin\Main\Languages\lib\ironruby\gems\1.8\bin;C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies;c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn;c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\Bin ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/igem-not-working/181610/3 "2010-01-14T21:22:08Z")
My advice to you is: do _not_ build from source or use the Dev env for ironruby. Because ironruby config is really easy. You have 2 paths for ironruby. Is your config correct? If we ever meet I’ll walk you through all the files and how it works. Maybe the MVP summit? On Thursday, January 14, 2010, Mohammad A. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > ## SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\Bin > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > * * * > > Ironruby-core mailing list > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > [http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core](http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core) ## – Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations Ivan Porto C. GSM: +32.486.787.582 Blog: [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) Author of IronRuby in Action ([IronRuby in Action - Ivan Porto Carrero and Adam Burmister | Manning](http://manning.com/carrero)) ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/igem-not-working/181610/4 "2010-01-14T21:27:05Z")
Hi, Thanks! I got it working using Dev.bat. It will my pleasure to meet you at the MVP Summit 🙂 Maybe we can record a Podcast about IronRuby. Thanks, Azam ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 10:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/igem-not-working/181610/5 "2010-01-14T22:15:59Z")
I plan on being here/there for at least part of it. JD From: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Ivan Porto Carrero Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 1:14 PM To: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] igem not working That’s fine but my point is that if you just want to just use ironruby do NOT get the sources.. they haven’t been updated in a while and the 1.0 RC1 version is probably very close to what you get with building from source but without the added hassle and changed gems location. There is no obvious win anymore when you build from source. From the types of questions you ask I think that you never had a MS-DOS based pc or haven’t done much batch scripting in your life, which is perfectly fine of course. Using the dev.bat file will change a bunch of environment variables which you don’t need at all. Like Jim said earlier I think it’s better if you just stick to released versions of IronRuby so you don’t have these kinds of surprises, just make sure you install it in a path without spaces or that requires elevated privileges (like say program files). ## Sure a podcast sounds like a plan :). Will there be anybody from the IronRuby team attending the mvp summit too? Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations Ivan Porto C. Blog: [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) Author of IronRuby in Action ([IronRuby in Action - Ivan Porto Carrero and Adam Burmister | Manning](http://manning.com/carrero)) On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Mohammad A. \<[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)\> wrote: Hi, Thanks! I got it working using Dev.bat. It will my pleasure to meet you at the MVP Summit 🙂 Maybe we can record a Podcast about IronRuby. ## Thanks, Azam Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). * * * Ironruby-core mailing list [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) [http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core](http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core) ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/igem-not-working/181610/6 "2010-01-15T16:47:00Z")
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Ivan Porto C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)wrote: > That’s fine but my point is that if you just want to just use ironruby do > NOT get the sources.. they haven’t been updated in a while and the 1.0 RC1 > version is probably very close to what you get with building from source but > without the added hassle and changed gems location. There is no obvious win > anymore when you build from source. That’s a shame. Will this change at some point? I suppose it really doesn’t matter when all you want to do is use IronRuby. Are there any build options to set the gems location? Ryan ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/igem-not-working/181610/7 "2010-01-14T22:14:14Z")
That’s fine but my point is that if you just want to just use ironruby do NOT get the sources.. they haven’t been updated in a while and the 1.0 RC1 version is probably very close to what you get with building from source but without the added hassle and changed gems location. There is no obvious win anymore when you build from source. > From the types of questions you ask I think that you never had a MS-DOS > based pc or haven’t done much batch scripting in your life, which is > perfectly fine of course. Using the dev.bat file will change a bunch of > environment variables which you don’t need at all. > Like Jim said earlier I think it’s better if you just stick to released > versions of IronRuby so you don’t have these kinds of surprises, just > make > sure you install it in a path without spaces or that requires elevated > privileges (like say program files). Sure a podcast sounds like a plan :). ## Will there be anybody from the IronRuby team attending the mvp summit too? Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations Ivan Porto C. Blog: [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) Author of IronRuby in Action ([IronRuby in Action - Ivan Porto Carrero and Adam Burmister | Manning](http://manning.com/carrero)) ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/igem-not-working/181610/8 "2010-01-15T17:26:13Z")
That’s fantastic news! Btw, if you compile with the ‘-S’ option, can you move the binaries and work directly with regular gems? I don’t have my laptop with me, so I can’t try that myself, atm. Ryan R. Email: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley](http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley) Blog: [http://wizardsofsmart.net/](http://wizardsofsmart.net/) Twitter: @panesofglass Website: [http://panesofglass.org/](http://panesofglass.org/) ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/igem-not-working/181610/9 "2010-01-15T17:08:04Z")
sure you can change the GEM\_PATH What I tend to do is just build from source and copy the binaries over the ironruby install. Then I have to edit the .config files so it will work with unsigned assemblies. ## There was a push yesterday and now there is a huge win. An RSpec batch now takes less than half the time it did before. At this point ironruby is very usable and I would take an app in production with it. Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations Ivan Porto C. Blog: [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) Author of IronRuby in Action ([IronRuby in Action - Ivan Porto Carrero and Adam Burmister | Manning](http://manning.com/carrero)) ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/igem-not-working/181610/10 "2010-01-15T17:40:51Z")
-S is only in my fork at the moment. ~Jimmy Sent from my phone On Jan 15, 2010, at 8:26 AM, “Ryan R.” \ wrote: That’s fantastic news! Btw, if you compile with the ‘-S’ option, can you move the binaries and work directly with regular gems? I don’t have my laptop with me, so I can’t try that myself, atm. Ryan R. Email: [mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley](http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley) [http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley](http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley) Blog: [http://wizardsofsmart.net/](http://wizardsofsmart.net/) [http://wizardsofsmart.net/](http://wizardsofsmart.net/) Twitter: @panesofglass Website: [http://panesofglass.org/](http://panesofglass.org/) [http://panesofglass.org/](http://panesofglass.org/) On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Ivan Porto C. \<[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)\> wrote: sure you can change the GEM\_PATH What I tend to do is just build from source and copy the binaries over the ironruby install. Then I have to edit the .config files so it will work with unsigned assemblies. There was a push yesterday and now there is a huge win. An RSpec batch now takes less than half the time it did before. At this point ironruby is very usable and I would take an app in production with it. * * * Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations Ivan Porto C. Blog: [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) Author of IronRuby in Action ([http://manning.com/carrero](http://manning.com/carrero)[http://manning.com/carrero](http://manning.com/carrero)) * * * Ironruby-core mailing list removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) [http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core](http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core)