# Rails issue when using Rails 2.3.2 and Ruby 1.9.1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [June 4, 2009, 7:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-issue-when-using-rails-2-3-2-and-ruby-1-9-1/169473 "2009-06-04T07:06:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/biot023)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 7:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-issue-when-using-rails-2-3-2-and-ruby-1-9-1/169473/1 "2009-06-04T07:06:44Z")
Hello, I’m having a problem with Rails since updating to Rails 2.3.2 and Ruby 1.9.1 on PPC MAC 10.5.6. I installed twice,but still get the same error when trying to create a new Rails app: /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/rails\_generator/options.rb:32:in `default_options': undefined method`write\_inheritable\_attribute’ for Rails::Generator::Base:Class (NoMethodError) from /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/rails\_generator/base.rb:90:in `' from /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/rails_generator/base.rb:85:in`module:Generator’ from /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/rails\_generator/base.rb:48:in `' from /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/rails_generator/base.rb:6:in`\’ from /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/rails\_generator.rb:34:in `require' from /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/rails_generator.rb:34:in`\’ from /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/gems/rails-2.3.2/bin/rails:14:in `require' from /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/gems/rails-2.3.2/bin/rails:14:in`\’ from /usr/local/bin/rails:19:in `load' from /usr/local/bin/rails:19:in`’ Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, DL ---
**Author:** ![biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/biot023)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 7:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-issue-when-using-rails-2-3-2-and-ruby-1-9-1/169473/2 "2009-06-04T07:18:50Z")
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 10:06 PM, Doug Lilla \< removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\> wrote: > /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/rails\_generator/options.rb:32:in > from > `require’ > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > DL a) What’s does the following commands generate? ``` ruby -v gem -v ``` b) Did you try to install Rails using the following? ``` sudo gem install rails ``` -Conrad ---
**Author:** ![biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/biot023)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-issue-when-using-rails-2-3-2-and-ruby-1-9-1/169473/3 "2009-06-04T16:08:47Z")
Conrad T. wrote: > On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 10:06 PM, Doug Lilla \< > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\> wrote: > > > /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/rails\_generator/options.rb:32:in > > from > > `require’ > > > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > DL > > a) What’s does the following commands generate? > > ``` > ruby -v > gem -v > > ``` > > b) Did you try to install Rails using the following? > > ``` > sudo gem install rails > > ``` > > -Conrad Conrad, a) Doug-Lillas-Computer:~ douglilla$ ruby -v ruby 1.9.1p129 (2009-05-12 revision 23412) [powerpc-darwin9.6.0] Doug-Lillas-Computer:~ douglilla$ gem -v 1.3.4 Doug-Lillas-Computer:~ douglilla$ b) Yes I installed with sudo gem rails DL ---
**Author:** ![biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/biot023)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 11:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-issue-when-using-rails-2-3-2-and-ruby-1-9-1/169473/4 "2009-06-04T23:24:49Z")
Conrad T. wrote: > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 7:08 AM, Doug Lilla > \ > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > ``` > > > gem -v > > > > > > ``` > > If that’s the case, why are your error messages referencing files in > > /Users/douglilla/.gem > > instead > > \/gem > > Usually, this happens when you do not perform the installation of gems > as root and the gem executable will use ${HOME}/.gem as the fallback. > OK, what’s does the following produce? > > gem environment > > -Conrad Here’s what the command gem environment lists: Doug-Lillas-Computer:~ douglilla$ gem environment RubyGems Environment: - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.4 - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.1 (2009-05-12 patchlevel 129) [powerpc-darwin9.6.0] - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 - RUBYGEMS PREFIX: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.4 - RUBY EXECUTABLE: /usr/local/bin/ruby - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: /usr/local/bin - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS: - ruby - powerpc-darwin-9 - GEM PATHS: - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 - /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.9.1 - GEM CONFIGURATION: - :update\_sources =\> true - :verbose =\> true - :benchmark =\> false - :backtrace =\> false - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000 - :sources =\> [“[http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/)”, “[http://gems.github.com/](http://gems.github.com/)”] - REMOTE SOURCES: - [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) - [http://gems.github.com/](http://gems.github.com/) I guess I will need to reinstall? My set-up was working fine until I upgraded. Thanks for your help! DL ---
**Author:** ![biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/biot023)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 11:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-issue-when-using-rails-2-3-2-and-ruby-1-9-1/169473/5 "2009-06-04T23:44:21Z")
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Doug Lilla \ wrote: > > If that’s the case, why are your error messages referencing files in > > - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.1 (2009-05-12 patchlevel 129) > - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 > - [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) > - [http://gems.github.com/](http://gems.github.com/) > > I guess I will need to reinstall? My set-up was working fine until I > upgraded. Thanks for your help! > > DL DL, please try doing the following: rm -rfi ${HOME}/.gem -Conrad ---
**Author:** ![biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/biot023)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-issue-when-using-rails-2-3-2-and-ruby-1-9-1/169473/6 "2009-06-04T22:54:28Z")
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 7:08 AM, Doug Lilla \ wrote: > > > > > > > ``` > > gem -v > > > > ``` If that’s the case, why are your error messages referencing files in /Users/douglilla/.gem instead \/gem Usually, this happens when you do not perform the installation of gems as root and the gem executable will use ${HOME}/.gem as the fallback. OK, what’s does the following produce? gem environment -Conrad ---
**Author:** ![biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/biot023)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-issue-when-using-rails-2-3-2-and-ruby-1-9-1/169473/7 "2009-06-05T00:29:27Z")
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Doug Lilla \ wrote: > > > ``` > > > - http://gems.rubyforge.org/ > > > > > > ``` > > > > rm -rfi ${HOME}/.gem > > examine files in directory /Users/douglilla/.gem? yes > > Apparently a lot of gems got installed in the wrong directory?? > > Thanks, > > DL DL, all you gems should be installed in the following: For Ruby 1.9.1 gems: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 For Ruby 1.8 gems: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 Thus, you shouldn’t be installing your gems ${HOME}/.gems because this isn’t the correct place for them if you’re using sudo. Good luck, -Conrad ---
**Author:** ![biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@biot023](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/biot023)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-issue-when-using-rails-2-3-2-and-ruby-1-9-1/169473/8 "2009-06-05T00:02:07Z")
Conrad T. wrote: > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Doug Lilla > \ > > wrote: > > > > If that’s the case, why are your error messages referencing files in > > > > - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.1 (2009-05-12 patchlevel 129) > > - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 > > - [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) > > - [http://gems.github.com/](http://gems.github.com/) > > > > I guess I will need to reinstall? My set-up was working fine until I > > upgraded. Thanks for your help! > > > > DL > > DL, please try doing the following: > > rm -rfi ${HOME}/.gem > > -Conrad Conrad, I used the command you suggested, ended up deleting some 1.8 files and then came up with this: Doug-Lillas-Computer:~ douglilla$ rm -rfi ${HOME}/.gem examine files in directory /Users/douglilla/.gem? yes examine files in directory /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby? yes examine files in directory /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.8? yes examine files in directory /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.8/cache? yes remove /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.8/cache/actionmailer-2.3.2.gem? no remove /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.8/cache/actionpack-2.3.2.gem? no remove /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.8/cache/activerecord-2.3.2.gem? no remove /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.8/cache/activeresource-2.3.2.gem? no remove /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.8/cache/activesupport-2.3.2.gem? no remove /Users/douglilla/.gem/ruby/1.8/cache/builder-2.1.2.gem? no Apparently a lot of gems got installed in the wrong directory?? Thanks, DL