# RubyGems installation on redhat fails! (proxy problem?)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-installation-on-redhat-fails-proxy-problem/92192>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 16, 2007, 11:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-installation-on-redhat-fails-proxy-problem/92192 "2007-04-16T23:41:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lloyd\_Kalicki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/bc8723/32.png) [@Lloyd\_Kalicki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lloyd_Kalicki)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 11:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-installation-on-redhat-fails-proxy-problem/92192/1 "2007-04-16T23:41:31Z")

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Hi all

Ok I have searched the forums and still cant come up with anything.

When running the command:\> ruby setup.rb

I get the output below.

I have set the http\_proxy as well as HTTP\_PROXY and ALL\_PROXY.

any ideas?

THANKS ALOT!  
Lloyd Kalicki

**OUTPUT  
BELOW**\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
[root@nirvana rubygems-0.9.2]# ruby setup.rb  
—\> bin  
\<— bin  
—\> lib  
—\> lib/rbconfig  
\<— lib/rbconfig  
—\> lib/rubygems  
\<— lib/rubygems  
\<— lib  
—\> bin  
\<— bin  
—\> lib  
—\> lib/rbconfig  
\<— lib/rbconfig  
—\> lib/rubygems  
\<— lib/rubygems  
\<— lib  
rm -f InstalledFiles  
—\> bin  
mkdir -p /usr/bin/  
install gem /usr/bin/  
install gem\_mirror /usr/bin/  
install gem\_server /usr/bin/  
install gemlock /usr/bin/  
install gemri /usr/bin/  
install gemwhich /usr/bin/  
install index\_gem\_repository.rb /usr/bin/  
install update\_rubygems /usr/bin/  
\<— bin  
—\> lib  
mkdir -p /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/  
install gemconfigure.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/  
install rubygems.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/  
install ubygems.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/  
—\> lib/rbconfig  
mkdir -p /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rbconfig  
install datadir.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rbconfig  
\<— lib/rbconfig  
—\> lib/rubygems  
mkdir -p /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install builder.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install cmd\_manager.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install command.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install config\_file.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install custom\_require.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install dependency\_list.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install doc\_manager.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install format.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install gem\_commands.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install gem\_open\_uri.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install gem\_openssl.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install gem\_runner.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install installer.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install old\_format.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install open-uri.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install package.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install remote\_fetcher.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install remote\_installer.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install rubygems\_version.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install security.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install server.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install source\_index.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install source\_info\_cache.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install source\_info\_cache\_entry.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install specification.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install timer.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install user\_interaction.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install validator.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
install version.rb /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems  
\<— lib/rubygems  
\<— lib  
/usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems/source\_index.rb:8:in `require': /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:12: syntax error (SyntaxError) class Gem::RemoteSourceException < Gem::Exception; end ^ /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:18: syntax error class Gem::RemoteFetcher ^ /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:26: syntax error @fetcher ||= new Gem.configuration[:http_proxy] ^ from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/source_index.rb:8 from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems.rb:501:in `require’  
from /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.6/rubygems.rb:501  
from /root/rubygems-0.9.2/./post-install.rb:81:in `require' from /root/rubygems-0.9.2/./post-install.rb:81:in `install\_sources’  
from /root/rubygems-0.9.2/./post-install.rb:116:in  
`instance_eval' from setup.rb:590:in `instance\_eval’  
from setup.rb:590:in `try_run_hook' from setup.rb:584:in `run\_hook’  
from setup.rb:1322:in `exec_task_traverse' from setup.rb:1175:in `exec\_install’  
from setup.rb:894:in `exec_install' from setup.rb:712:in `invoke’  
from setup.rb:681:in `invoke’  
from setup.rb:1359  
**END  
OUTPUT**\*\*

_ **ENV** _\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
[root@nirvana rubygems-0.9.2]# env  
[HOSTNAME=nirvana.sic.nwie.net](http://HOSTNAME=nirvana.sic.nwie.net)  
SHELL=/bin/bash  
TERM=xterm  
HISTSIZE=1000  
SSH\_CLIENT=172.22.65.67 33931 22  
OLDPWD=/root/rubygems-0.9.2/examples  
SSH\_TTY=/dev/pts/1  
http\_proxy=[http://172.22.96.15:80](http://172.22.96.15:80)  
USER=root  
LS\_COLORS=no=00:fi=00:di=00;34:ln=00;36:pi=40;33:so=00;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=01;05;37;41:mi=01;05;37;41:ex=00;32:_.cmd=00;32:_.exe=00;32:_.com=00;32:_.btm=00;32:_.bat=00;32:_.sh=00;32:_.csh=00;32:_.tar=00;31:_.tgz=00;31:_.arj=00;31:_.taz=00;31:_.lzh=00;31:_.zip=00;31:_.z=00;31:_.Z=00;31:_.gz=00;31:_.bz2=00;31:_.bz=00;31:_.tz=00;31:_.rpm=00;31:_.cpio=00;31:_.jpg=00;35:_.gif=00;35:_.bmp=00;35:_.xbm=00;35:_.xpm=00;35:_.png=00;35:_.tif=00;35:  
USERNAME=root  
ALL\_PROXY=[http://172.22.96.15:80](http://172.22.96.15:80)  
PATH=/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/ldaptools/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin  
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/root  
PWD=/root/rubygems-0.9.2  
INPUTRC=/etc/inputrc  
LANG=en\_US.UTF-8  
HOME=/root  
SHLVL=2  
HTTP\_PROXY=[http://172.22.96.15:80](http://172.22.96.15:80)  
BASH\_ENV=/root/.bashrc  
LOGNAME=root  
SSH\_CONNECTION=172.22.65.67 33931 172.22.65.100 22  
LESSOPEN=|/usr/bin/lesspipe.sh %s  
G\_BROKEN\_FILENAMES=1  
\_=/bin/env  
**END  
ENV**\*\*