# Problems with Rubygems on 1.9.0 under multiruby **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [June 3, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-rubygems-on-1-9-0-under-multiruby/169445 "2009-06-03T20:43:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![james-calivar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@james-calivar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/james-calivar)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-rubygems-on-1-9-0-under-multiruby/169445/1 "2009-06-03T20:43:20Z")
Hi all, Trying to get multiruby (from ZenTest) set up on Ubuntu. So far I’ve run the following and got 4 working installs: sudo gem install ZenTest multiruby\_setup update:rubygems multiruby\_setup mri:tar:1.8.6 multiruby\_setup mri:tar:1.8.7 multiruby\_setup mri:tar:1.9.0 multiruby\_setup mri:tar:1.9.1 wget [http://www.blue.sky.or.jp/atelier/ruby/ruby-zlib-0.6.0.tar.gz](http://www.blue.sky.or.jp/atelier/ruby/ruby-zlib-0.6.0.tar.gz) tar zxf ruby-zlib-0.6.0.tar.gz cd ruby-zlib-0.6.0/ ~/.multiruby/install/1.8.6-p368/bin/ruby extconf.rb make && make install ~/.multiruby/install/1.8.7-p160/bin/ruby extconf.rb make && make install ~/.multiruby/install/1.9.0-5/bin/ruby extconf.rb make && make install ~/.multiruby/install/1.9.1-p129/bin/ruby extconf.rb make && make install multiruby\_setup update:rubygems multiruby -S gem install --no-ri --no-rdoc --development test-unit This last command runs on everything but 1.9.0: $ multiruby -S gem install --no-ri --no-rdoc --development test-unit building and installing 1.8.6-p368 Running command: (nice make -j4; nice make) \> log.build 2\>&1 Running command: make install \> log.install 2\>&1 Running command: …/ruby ./setup.rb --no-rdoc --no-ri \> …/log.rubygems 2\>&1 building and installing 1.8.7-p160 Running command: (nice make -j4; nice make) \> log.build 2\>&1 Running command: make install \> log.install 2\>&1 Running command: …/ruby ./setup.rb --no-rdoc --no-ri \> …/log.rubygems 2\>&1 building and installing 1.9.0-5 Running command: (nice make -j4; nice make) \> log.build 2\>&1 Running command: make install \> log.install 2\>&1 building and installing 1.9.1-p129 Running command: (nice make -j4; nice make) \> log.build 2\>&1 Running command: make install \> log.install 2\>&1 VERSION = 1.8.6-p368 CMD = ~/.multiruby/install/1.8.6-p368/bin/ruby -S gem install –no-ri –no-rdoc --development test-unit Successfully installed rubyforge-1.0.3 Successfully installed rake-0.8.7 Successfully installed hoe-2.0.0 Successfully installed test-unit-2.0.2 4 gems installed RESULT = 0 VERSION = 1.8.7-p160 CMD = ~/.multiruby/install/1.8.7-p160/bin/ruby -S gem install –no-ri –no-rdoc --development test-unit Successfully installed rubyforge-1.0.3 Successfully installed rake-0.8.7 Successfully installed hoe-2.0.0 Successfully installed test-unit-2.0.2 4 gems installed RESULT = 0 VERSION = 1.9.0-5 CMD = ~/.multiruby/install/1.9.0-5/bin/ruby -S gem install --no-ri –no-rdoc --development test-unit ERROR: Error installing test-unit: hoe requires RubyGems version \>= 1.3.1 RESULT = 256 VERSION = 1.9.1-p129 CMD = ~/.multiruby/install/1.9.1-p129/bin/ruby -S gem install –no-ri –no-rdoc --development test-unit Successfully installed rubyforge-1.0.3 Successfully installed rake-0.8.7 Successfully installed hoe-2.0.0 Successfully installed test-unit-2.0.2 4 gems installed RESULT = 0 TOTAL RESULT = 1 failures out of 4 Passed: 1.9.1-p129, 1.8.7-p160, 1.8.6-p368 Failed: 1.9.0-5 My question is – is it worth testing on 1.9.0 or is everyone using 1.9.1 instead? If it’s still worth testing on 1.9.0, how do I fix the above? multiruby appears to have installed Rubygems 1.3.4, though I guess the version shipped with Ruby 1.9.0 predates this. ---
**Author:** ![james-calivar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@james-calivar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/james-calivar)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 11:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-rubygems-on-1-9-0-under-multiruby/169445/2 "2009-06-03T23:30:59Z")
On Jun 3, 2:42 pm, James C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > multiruby\_setup mri:tar:1.8.7 > ~/.multiruby/install/1.9.0-5/bin/ruby extconf.rb > building and installing 1.8.6-p368 > building and installing 1.9.1-p129 > Successfully installed test-unit-2.0.2 > Successfully installed hoe-2.0.0 > hoe requires RubyGems version \>= 1.3.1 > Successfully installed test-unit-2.0.2 > instead? If it’s still worth testing on 1.9.0, how do I fix the above? > multiruby appears to have installed Rubygems 1.3.4, though I guess the > version shipped with Ruby 1.9.0 predates this. > > – > James C. IMHO, you should not need Ruby-1.9.0 since Ruby-1.9,1 is a stable version. Personally I would not install Ruby-1.8.7 since it is neither fish nor bird … it istradles 1.8.6 and 1.9.1 … if you’re going to migragate to 1.9.1 there’s no point to go through 1.8.7 just my 2 cents for a newby