# Ruby On Rails install failing **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 14, 2006, 4:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-install-failing/68645 "2006-09-14T04:57:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![roschler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@roschler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roschler)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 4:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-install-failing/68645/1 "2006-09-14T04:57:12Z")
I’m trying to get Rails installed on my system. I installed the Ruby On Rails 1.0.2 package for Eclipse. Then I used the one-click installer for Ruby 1.8.5 and configured Eclipse with my install directory (C:\Ruby\bin\ruby.exe). The trouble started when I went to install the Rails gem, version 1.1.6 (rails-1.1.6.gem). Here is what is happening on my Win2k box when I try to install the gem from a Command Window: C:\Downloads\> gem install --debug rails --include-dependencies Exception `Errno::ENOENT’ at c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/config\_file.rb:50 - No such file or directory - C:\Documents and Settings\Robert/.gemrc Exception `RuntimeError’ at c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ ruby/1.8/rubygems/installer.rb:111 - rails requires activesupport = 1.3.1 ERROR: Error installing gem rails[.gem]: rails requires activesupport = 1.3.1 Looks like a path thing problem but I don’t know what to do to fix it. The system I’m on does have a full fledged connection to the Internet. Thanks, Robert ---
**Author:** ![roschler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@roschler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roschler)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-install-failing/68645/2 "2007-01-05T19:36:21Z")
Robert (or anyone else) Did you figure out what the problem was? I’m getting the same error trying to install rails C:\ruby\>gem install rails --include-dependencies --debug Exception `Errno::ENOENT' at c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/config_file.rb:50 - No such file or directory - C:\Documents and Settings\cary/.gemrc Exception`LoadError’ at c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27 - no such file to load – sources Also, when I try and list the remote packages the session just hangs. C:\ruby\>gem list -r \*\*\* REMOTE GEMS \*\*\* I’m on Win XP SP2. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Cary ---
**Author:** ![roschler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@roschler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roschler)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-install-failing/68645/3 "2007-01-06T19:30:15Z")
On Jan 5, 2007, at 10:36, Cary Walker wrote: > or directory - C:\Documents and Settings\cary/.gemrc > I’m on Win XP SP2. Any help is appreciated. > I’ll bet you’re at work behind a proxy of some sort. Am I right? – Eric H. - removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - [http://blog.segment7.net](http://blog.segment7.net) I LIT YOUR GEM ON FIRE! ---
**Author:** ![roschler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@roschler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roschler)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-install-failing/68645/4 "2007-01-06T19:30:52Z")
Cary Walker wrote: > Robert (or anyone else) > > Did you figure out what the problem was? > > I’m getting the same error trying to install rails > > C:\ruby\>gem install rails --include-dependencies --debug > Exception `Errno::ENOENT’ at > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/config\_file.rb:50 - No such file > or directory - C:\Documents and Settings\cary/.gemrc Is this a matter of some code choking on paths that contain white space? When developing on Windows Ive learned to avid putting anything anyplace that has gaps in the full file paths or names.