# Installing RubyGems 0.0.4 on Solaris 2.6

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**Created:** [June 20, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-rubygems-0-0-4-on-solaris-2-6/107322 "2007-06-20T14:50:30Z")\
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Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone can assist here -

Have installed Ruby 1.8.6 on Solaris 2.6 (Sparc), and that seemed to  
install ok. I then went to install RubyGems (as the good book  
suggests) and found that I encounter an error partway through the  
installation (executed ‘ruby setup.rb’ at the location of where I  
extracted the RubyGem tarfile).

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…  
install unpack\_command.rb /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
commands  
install update\_command.rb /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
commands  
\<— lib/rubygems/commands  
—\> lib/rubygems/digest  
mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/digest  
install digest\_adapter.rb /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
digest  
install md5.rb /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/digest  
install sha1.rb /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/digest  
install sha2.rb /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/digest  
\<— lib/rubygems/digest  
\<— lib/rubygems  
\<— lib  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/sparc-solaris2.6/thread.so: ld.so.1: ruby:  
fatal: libgcc\_s.so.1: open failed: No such file or directory - /usr/  
local/lib/ruby/1.8/sparc-solaris2.6/thread.so (LoadError)  
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/thread.rb:5  
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:85:in  
`require' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:85 from /dsk1/rubygems-0.9.4/./post-install.rb:81:in`require’  
from /dsk1/rubygems-0.9.4/./post-install.rb:81:in  
`install_sources' from /dsk1/rubygems-0.9.4/./post-install.rb:116:in`run\_hook’  
from setup.rb:1526:in `exec_task_traverse' from setup.rb:1342:in`exec\_install’  
from setup.rb:1000:in `exec_install' from setup.rb:814:in`invoke’  
from setup.rb:773:in `invoke’  
from setup.rb:1578  
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I’m not sure what I’m missing here as the three files (thread.so,  
ld.so.1 and libgcc\_s.so.1) are all in the PATH, and can be seen???

Thanks in advance.

Brad

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**Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-rubygems-0-0-4-on-solaris-2-6/107322/2 "2007-06-20T15:05:32Z")

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You may get better help on the Rubygems list, but my response may be  
of some help.

On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, anonymous wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Just wondering if anyone can assist here -
> 
> Have installed Ruby 1.8.6 on Solaris 2.6 (Sparc), and that seemed to

Did you run make test or make check? Might be more informative than  
“seemed to install OK” 🙂

> install ok. I then went to install RubyGems (as the good book

Yes, but not 0.0.4 as in the subject??

> suggests) and found that I encounter an error partway through the  
> installation (executed ‘ruby setup.rb’ at the location of where I  
> extracted the RubyGem tarfile).
> 
> \<----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
> […]  
> install sha2.rb /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/digest  
> \<— lib/rubygems/digest  
> \<— lib/rubygems  
> \<— lib  
> /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/sparc-solaris2.6/thread.so: ld.so.1: ruby:  
> fatal: libgcc\_s.so.1: open failed: No such file or directory - /usr/  
> local/lib/ruby/1.8/sparc-solaris2.6/thread.so (LoadError)  
> from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/thread.rb:5  
> [stack trace trimmed]  
> \<----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> > 
> 
> I’m not sure what I’m missing here as the three files (thread.so,  
> ld.so.1 and libgcc\_s.so.1) are all in the PATH, and can be seen???

What do you have for the environment LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH ?

Also, I can’t see from that if you ARE using Sun’s ld (as I think)  
so it might be useful to tell others who understand this better than I,  
what versions of binutils you have if any, and what version of GCC for  
that  
matter.

> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Brad

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    HTH
    Hugh
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Thanks for the quick reply Hugh. I ran a make test (with success)  
and then a make check (which it would appears fails).

The LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH variable is not set - can you give me hint as to  
what order of libray paths to set this to please? (eg. /usr/lib:/lib:/  
usr/ccs/lib:/usr/local/lib - ie. system libraries, development  
libraries and then /usr/local/lib???).

By the way, I have GCC v3.3.2, however I have libgcc 3.4.6 installed  
alongside, and severl revisions of openssl (the latest being 0.9.8e).

You’re probably thinking newbie … but any pointers you can give will  
be gratefully accepted.

Cheers  
Brad

/dsk1/ruby-1.8.6

# make test

test succeeded

# make check

test succeeded  
./miniruby ./runruby.rb --extout=.ext – “./test/runner.rb” –  
basedir="./test" --runner=console  
/dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/.ext/sparc-solaris2.6/digest.so: ld.so.1: ./ruby:  
fatal: libgcc\_s.so.1: open failed: No such file or directory - /dsk1/  
ruby-1.8.6/.ext/sparc-solaris2.6/digest.so (LoadError)  
from /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/.ext/common/digest.rb:1  
from ./test/digest/test\_digest.rb:8:in `require' from ./test/digest/test_digest.rb:8 from /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/lib/test/unit/collector/dir.rb:90:in`require’  
from /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/lib/test/unit/collector/dir.rb:90:in  
`collect_file' from /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/lib/test/unit/collector/dir.rb:73:in`recursive\_collect’  
from /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/lib/test/unit/collector/dir.rb:58:in  
`each' from /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/lib/test/unit/collector/dir.rb:58:in`recursive\_collect’  
from /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/lib/test/unit/collector/dir.rb:63:in  
`recursive_collect' from /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/lib/test/unit/collector/dir.rb:58:in`each’  
from /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/lib/test/unit/collector/dir.rb:58:in  
`recursive_collect' from /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/lib/test/unit/collector/dir.rb:29:in`collect’  
from /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/lib/test/unit/autorunner.rb:68  
from /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/lib/test/unit/autorunner.rb:213:in `[]' from /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/lib/test/unit/autorunner.rb:213:in`run’  
from /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/lib/test/unit/autorunner.rb:12:in `run’  
from ./test/runner.rb:7  
make: \*\*\* [test-all] Error 1

# echo $LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH

# pkginfo | grep SMC

application SMCapache apache  
application SMCautoc autoconf  
application SMCautom automake  
application SMCdb db  
application SMCegd egd  
application SMCexpat expat  
application SMCgcc gcc  
application SMCgzip gzip  
application SMCiconv libiconv  
application SMClg346 libgcc  
application SMCmake make  
application SMCmysql mysql  
application SMCncurs ncurses  
application SMCosl98b openssl  
application SMCossh4 openssh  
application SMCossl openssl  
application SMCosslg openssl  
application SMCprngd prngd  
application SMCtcpdwr tcp\_wrappers  
application SMCtop top  
application SMCzlib zlib

# pkginfo -l SMCgcc

PKGINST: SMCgcc  
NAME: gcc  
CATEGORY: application  
ARCH: sparc  
VERSION: 3.3.2  
BASEDIR: /usr/local  
VENDOR: Free Software Foundation  
PSTAMP: Steve Christensen  
INSTDATE: Sep 17 2006 09:54  
EMAIL: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
STATUS: completely installed  
FILES: 2233 installed pathnames  
11 shared pathnames  
6 linked files  
152 directories  
44 executables  
361605 blocks used (approx)

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Thanks guys…this problem now solved.

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On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, anonymous wrote:

> Thanks for the quick reply Hugh. I ran a make test (with success)  
> and then a make check (which it would appears fails).

Make check runs all the Rubicon tests some of which are known to fail.  
The details of that would be much better on a Ruby, rather than a rails  
list.

> The LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH variable is not set - can you give me hint as to  
> what order of libray paths to set this to please? (eg. /usr/lib:/lib:/  
> usr/ccs/lib:/usr/local/lib - ie. system libraries, development  
> libraries and then /usr/local/lib???).

That would be about the right order if you are using sun’s ld,

I’m on Solaris9 and mine is like this:

/progs/SUNWspro/lib:/usr/local/lib:/usr/local/lib/sparcv9:/usr/lib:/usr/share/lib:/usr/dt/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/opt/panorama/lib:/opt/sfw/lib

SUNWspro is the Forte compiler stuff.

> By the way, I have GCC v3.3.2, however I have libgcc 3.4.6 installed  
> alongside, and severl revisions of openssl (the latest being 0.9.8e).

You may want the library path to include the SSL stuff, wherever that  
ends up.

> You’re probably thinking newbie … but any pointers you can give will

No, the levels of complexity “go all thw way down” – I’ve been working  
on Sun systems from about 1988, and still have lots to learn

It may take some fiddling to get this sort of thing right, but probably  
the best thing to do is rebuild ruby when you have because it has its  
own libraries, uses configure and thus LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH to figure things  
out, so changes will be significant…

> test succeeded  
> ./miniruby ./runruby.rb --extout=.ext – “./test/runner.rb” –  
> basedir="./test" --runner=console  
> /dsk1/ruby-1.8.6/.ext/sparc-solaris2.6/digest.so: ld.so.1: ./ruby:  
> fatal: libgcc\_s.so.1: open failed: No such file or directory - /dsk1/  
> ruby-1.8.6/.ext/sparc-solaris2.6/digest.so (LoadError)

… like here for example.

```
    [...]

```

> ```
> from ./test/runner.rb:7
> 
> ```
> 
> make: \*\*\* [test-all] Error 1
> 
> # echo $LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH
> 
> # pkginfo | grep SMC
> 
> application SMCgcc gcc  
> application SMCgzip gzip  
> application SMCiconv libiconv  
> application SMClg346 libgcc  
> application SMCmake make

Best to use GNU’s make rather than Sun’s, BYTK.  
[…]

> ```
> EMAIL: removed_email_address@domain.invalid
> STATUS: completely installed
> FILES: 2233 installed pathnames
> 11 shared pathnames
> 6 linked files
> 152 directories
> 44 executables
> 361605 blocks used (approx)
> 
> ```

OK. I’m not familiar with that source of GCC, but have no reason  
to doubt its quality.

> 

```
    HTH
    Hugh
```