# Rake task can't find installed gems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-task-cant-find-installed-gems/193738>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 23, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-task-cant-find-installed-gems/193738 "2010-08-23T19:07:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-task-cant-find-installed-gems/193738/1 "2010-08-23T19:07:13Z")

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I’m running a rake task and it complains there are “Missing gems” even  
though they are indeed installed. However from further inspection, it  
appears it is not looking in my GEM PATH (/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8) but  
instead is looking in

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8.

my gem env:  
RubyGems Environment:

- RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.7
- RUBY VERSION: 1.8.7 (2010-04-19 patchlevel 253) [x86\_64-linux]
- INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8
- RUBY EXECUTABLE: /usr/local/bin/ruby
- EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: /usr/local/bin
- RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:
  - ruby
  - x86\_64-linux

- GEM PATHS:
  - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8
  - /home/allen/.gem/ruby/1.8

- GEM CONFIGURATION:
  - :update\_sources =\> true
  - :verbose =\> true
  - :benchmark =\> false
  - :backtrace =\> false
  - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000
  - :sources =\> [“[http://rubygems.org/](http://rubygems.org/)”, “[http://gemcutter.org/](http://gemcutter.org/)”]

- REMOTE SOURCES:
  - [http://rubygems.org/](http://rubygems.org/)
  - [http://gemcutter.org/](http://gemcutter.org/)