# OS X 1.2 gems install problems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/os-x-1-2-gems-install-problems/97377>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 25, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/os-x-1-2-gems-install-problems/97377 "2006-01-25T21:20:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Neil\_Brandt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/db5fbb/32.png) [@Neil\_Brandt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Neil_Brandt)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/os-x-1-2-gems-install-problems/97377/1 "2006-01-25T21:20:22Z")

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If this is the wrong list, please let me know which list I should use.

I’m unable to use gems on this imac, running OS X v. 1.2.8. I guess my  
problems are probably due  
to this older OS, but I’m wondering if anybody has any suggestions.

I get the following:

[~/Desktop]% sudo gem install fixrbconfig  
Password:  
Attempting local installation of ‘fixrbconfig’  
Local gem file not found: fixrbconfig\*.gem  
Attempting remote installation of ‘fixrbconfig’  
Updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)  
ERROR: While executing gem … (SystemStackError)  
stack level too deep

If I try to reinstall gems itself, it hangs at the point where you see  
[BUG] below:

… lots of stuff here …  
install timer.rb /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems  
install user\_interaction.rb /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems  
install validator.rb /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems  
install version.rb /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems  
\<— lib/rubygems  
\<— lib

As of RubyGems 0.8.0, library stubs are no longer needed.  
Searching $LOAD\_PATH for stubs to optionally delete (may take a  
while)…  
…done.  
No library stubs found.

/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml/encoding.rb:11: [BUG]

^CIllegal instruction

Note the “Illegal instruction” part after I press ctrl-C. That was  
similar another error I got  
trying to use gem originally to install rails.

[~]% sudo gem install rails --remote  
Password:  
Attempting remote installation of ‘rails’  
Updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)  
Illegal instruction

Some google searching suggests that the “Illegal instruction” may  
actually be the same as the  
stack error in FreeBSD.

But I’m stymied. I’m more of a user level guy. Any suggestions?

Neil

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