# Rubygems install problems (the old ubygems (LoadError) probl **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 29, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-install-problems-the-old-ubygems-loaderror-probl/80596 "2006-12-29T01:32:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-install-problems-the-old-ubygems-loaderror-probl/80596/1 "2006-12-29T01:32:13Z")
Hello, I just did a complete re-install of ruby 1.8.5-p12 and rubygems-0.9.0 and I’m getting the old sawhorse error: ruby: no such file to load – ubygems (LoadError) I’ve searched the newsgroup, but nothing seems to address the problem I’m having (I think). Here’s what I did: 1. rm -fr’d my “ruby” and “rubygems” installation directories in my $HOME/local (I do not have root access to the computer in question). Also unset RUBYOPT. ## ruby install 1. Installed ruby 1.8.5-p12. No problems 2. Modified my login script with: export PATH=$PATH:${HOME}/local/ruby/bin ruby and irb run fine. ## rubygems install 1. Specified where I want gems to actually go, export GEM\_HOME=${HOME}/local/rubygemrepository 2. ruby setup.rb config --prefix=${HOME}/local/rubygems 3. ruby setup.rb setup 4. ruby setup.rb install … Successfully built RubyGem Name: sources Version: 0.0.1 File: sources-0.0.1.gem 5. In login script added export GEM\_HOME=${HOME}/local/rubygemrepository export PATH=$PATH:${HOME}/local/rubygems/bin and export RUBYOPT=“rubygems” Now I want to install a gem (Bil K.'s funit) and I did: ``` gem install funit ``` and got the error: ``` ruby: no such file to load -- ubygems (LoadError) ``` And, of course, ruby and irb no longer work either (same error). O.k., so what did I do wrong? _After_ I installed rubygems I set the RUBYOPT envar. But, ruby can’t seem to find anything rubygem related. Is there some other magical envar that I need to set so that ruby and rubygems play nice? Or should I install rubygem “inside” my ruby install? In: ${HOME}/local/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/i686-linux ? or ${HOME}/local/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby or ?? I followed the notes I made last time I did this[\*] and it worked then, so I’ve screwed something up somewhere; I just don’t know what. Any help/info appreciated. cheers, paulv [\*] Said notes being a little sketchy, hence my starting from scratch effort. ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 1:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-install-problems-the-old-ubygems-loaderror-probl/80596/2 "2006-12-29T01:52:21Z")
On Dec 28, 2006, at 16:30, Paul van Delst wrote: > question). Also unset RUBYOPT. > 3) Specified where I want gems to actually go, > export GEM\_HOME=${HOME}/local/rubygemrepository > 4) ruby setup.rb config --prefix=${HOME}/local/rubygems This tells ruby to put ubygems.rb under ~/local/rubygems. > 1. ruby setup.rb setup > 2. ruby setup.rb install > … > Successfully built RubyGem > Name: sources > Version: 0.0.1 > File: sources-0.0.1.gem This puts ubygems.rb under ~/local/rubygems. > and got the error: > > ruby: no such file to load – ubygems (LoadError) > > And, of course, ruby and irb no longer work either (same error). ubygems.rb is not in your $LOAD\_PATH for ruby. > O.k., so what did I do wrong? _After_ I installed rubygems I set > the RUBYOPT envar. But, ruby can’t seem to find anything rubygem > related. > > Is there some other magical envar that I need to set so that ruby > and rubygems play nice? You probably want to add: export RUBYLIB=${HOME}/local/rubygems > Or should I install rubygem “inside” my ruby install? In: > ${HOME}/local/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/i686-linux ? > or > ${HOME}/local/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby > or > ?? This is how rubygems is typically installed (by not supplying the – prefix option in step 4). But you do not have root access. You just needed to add rubygems to the $LOAD\_PATH. > I followed the notes I made last time I did this[\*] and it worked > then, so I’ve screwed something up somewhere; I just don’t know what. – Eric H. - removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - [http://blog.segment7.net](http://blog.segment7.net) I LIT YOUR GEM ON FIRE! ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-install-problems-the-old-ubygems-loaderror-probl/80596/3 "2006-12-29T02:46:28Z")
Hi Eric, Eric H. wrote: > > 1. rm -fr’d my “ruby” and “rubygems” installation directories in my > > rubygems install > > Successfully built RubyGem > > export RUBYOPT=“rubygems” > > And, of course, ruby and irb no longer work either (same error). > > export RUBYLIB=${HOME}/local/rubygems Well, I eventually figured out that I need export RUBYLIB=${HOME}/local/rubygems/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8 Just specifying ${HOME}/local/rubygems didn’t work. > > Or should I install rubygem “inside” my ruby install? In: > > ${HOME}/local/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/i686-linux ? > > or > > ${HOME}/local/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby > > or > > ?? > > This is how rubygems is typically installed (by not supplying the > –prefix option in step 4). But you do not have root access. You just > needed to add rubygems to the $LOAD\_PATH. This is going to make your eyes roll, but how does one add a root subdirectory to LOAD\_PATH so that ruby searches recursively down? The only way I can figure out how to modify LOAD\_PATH is to list every specific directory via the RUBYLIB envar – which is rather onerous. An online search didn’t reveal anything clever. cheers, paulv ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 1:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-install-problems-the-old-ubygems-loaderror-probl/80596/4 "2006-12-29T01:56:22Z")
On Dec 28, 2006, at 16:50, Eric H. wrote: > On Dec 28, 2006, at 16:30, Paul van Delst wrote: > > > Is there some other magical envar that I need to set so that ruby > > and rubygems play nice? > > You probably want to add: > > export RUBYLIB=${HOME}/local/rubygems Actually, from testing, it’ll be more like ${HOME}/local/rubygems/lib/ ruby/site\_ruby/1.8 or some-such. – Eric H. - removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - [http://blog.segment7.net](http://blog.segment7.net) I LIT YOUR GEM ON FIRE! ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 3:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-install-problems-the-old-ubygems-loaderror-probl/80596/5 "2006-12-29T03:06:34Z")
Eric H. wrote: > > This is how rubygems is typically installed (by not supplying the > > –prefix option in step 4). But you do not have root access. You > > just needed to add rubygems to the $LOAD\_PATH. Hello again, O.k., I removed my old rubygems install and did it again but without the –prefix-dir and everything is now honky dory. From the rubygems user manual installation help, I assumed that a “default” install would always go to /usr/lib/ruby/etc… But it doesn’t - it gets installed wherever ruby was installed (at least, that’s what happened on my box). Thanks for your patience. cheers, paulv ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 5:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-install-problems-the-old-ubygems-loaderror-probl/80596/6 "2006-12-29T05:58:59Z")
On Dec 28, 2006, at 18:05, Paul van Delst wrote: > From the rubygems user manual installation help, I assumed that a > “default” install would always go to /usr/lib/ruby/etc… But it > doesn’t - it gets installed wherever ruby was installed (at least, > that’s what happened on my box). Yes, this is correct. I thought you were installing rubygems using the default (/usr/lib/ ruby) installation, not your own. – Eric H. - removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - [http://blog.segment7.net](http://blog.segment7.net) I LIT YOUR GEM ON FIRE! ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 5:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-install-problems-the-old-ubygems-loaderror-probl/80596/7 "2006-12-29T05:59:00Z")
On Dec 28, 2006, at 17:45, Paul van Delst wrote: > > just needed to add rubygems to the $LOAD\_PATH. > > This is going to make your eyes roll, but how does one add a root > subdirectory to LOAD\_PATH so that ruby searches recursively down? > The only way I can figure out how to modify LOAD\_PATH is to list > every specific directory via the RUBYLIB envar – which is rather > onerous. > > An online search didn’t reveal anything clever. You can’t, and you don’t really want this. If you have lib/net/http.rb and recursively add everything you’ll end up with the ability to require ‘http’ which may cause bad things to happen like double loading. – Eric H. - removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - [http://blog.segment7.net](http://blog.segment7.net) I LIT YOUR GEM ON FIRE!