# Installing Spec on IronRuby 0.9

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-spec-on-ironruby-0-9/175590>\
**Category:** IronRuby\
**Created:** [September 16, 2009, 5:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-spec-on-ironruby-0-9/175590 "2009-09-16T05:59:10Z")\
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**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:** [September 16, 2009, 5:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-spec-on-ironruby-0-9/175590/1 "2009-09-16T05:59:10Z")

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Hi,

I am having trouble install spec on my machine. I was able to download  
spec using igem in IronRuby 0.6 but in 0.9 it is giving problems. First,  
where is igem file. Even if I am in the directory of igem.bat it gives  
me error:

```
           2 Dir(s) 119,577,133,056 bytes free

```

C:\DevTools\IronRuby\ironruby\Merlin\Main\Languages\Ruby\Scripts\bin\>igem  
instal  
l spec  
‘“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.

C:\DevTools\IronRuby\ironruby\Merlin\Main\Languages\Ruby\Scripts\bin\>

I have put environment variable in windows as:  
C:\DevTools\IronRuby\ironruby\Merlin\Main\bin\Debug

Thanks,  
Azam

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**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:** [September 16, 2009, 6:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-spec-on-ironruby-0-9/175590/2 "2009-09-16T06:33:36Z")

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I think I got it to download the gem. IronRuby is changing fast and it  
is hard to keep up. Here is the command:

ir.exe igem install rspec
