# Problem with gem install, rubygems 0.9.0

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gem-install-rubygems-0-9-0/96468>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 28, 2006, 10:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gem-install-rubygems-0-9-0/96468 "2006-06-28T22:58:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 10:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gem-install-rubygems-0-9-0/96468/1 "2006-06-28T22:58:14Z")

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Hi all,

Solaris 10  
Ruby 1.8.4  
gems 0.9.0

I did a fresh install of Ruby, installed gems via “ruby setup.rb”, and  
tried by  
my first ‘gem install’. This is what I got:

djberge@~/local/src/ruby-516\>sudo gem install pathname2  
Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)  
ERROR: While executing gem … (NameError)  
undefined local variable or method `other’ for 1:Fixnum

I got the same result regardless of whether or not RUBYOPT was set.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Dan

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**Author:** ![danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gem-install-rubygems-0-9-0/96468/2 "2006-06-28T23:08:25Z")

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On 6/28/06, Daniel B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)  
> ERROR: While executing gem … (NameError)  
> undefined local variable or method `other’ for 1:Fixnum
> 
> I got the same result regardless of whether or not RUBYOPT was set.
> 
> Any ideas?

Just curious, it looks like you installed Ruby into your home  
directory (~/local/src/ruby516) – why then run gem via sudo?

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**Author:** ![danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gem-install-rubygems-0-9-0/96468/3 "2006-06-29T17:08:21Z")

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Daniel B. wrote:

> Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)  
> ERROR: While executing gem … (NameError)  
> undefined local variable or method `other’ for 1:Fixnum
> 
> I got the same result regardless of whether or not RUBYOPT was set.

I removed Ruby and all related files. Then I installed Ruby and  
rubygems via  
pkg-add. I don’t know what caused the above error but it works now.

Regards,

Dan

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