# RubyGems Problems **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 10, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-problems/111729 "2007-08-10T05:25:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![soliloquial](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@soliloquial](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soliloquial)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-problems/111729/1 "2007-08-10T05:25:42Z")
Hello, I am having problems installing RubyGems on my Mac. Here is the shell output. \ $ sudo ruby setup.rb —\> bin \<— bin —\> lib —\> lib/rbconfig \<— lib/rbconfig —\> lib/rubygems —\> lib/rubygems/commands \<— lib/rubygems/commands —\> lib/rubygems/digest \<— lib/rubygems/digest \<— lib/rubygems \<— lib —\> bin \<— bin —\> lib —\> lib/rbconfig \<— lib/rbconfig —\> lib/rubygems —\> lib/rubygems/commands \<— lib/rubygems/commands —\> lib/rubygems/digest \<— lib/rubygems/digest \<— lib/rubygems \<— lib rm -f InstalledFiles —\> bin mkdir -p /sw/bin/ install gem /sw/bin/ install gem\_mirror /sw/bin/ install gem\_server /sw/bin/ install gemlock /sw/bin/ install gemri /sw/bin/ install gemwhich /sw/bin/ install index\_gem\_repository.rb /sw/bin/ install update\_rubygems /sw/bin/ \<— bin —\> lib mkdir -p /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/ install gemconfigure.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/ install rubygems.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/ install ubygems.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/ —\> lib/rbconfig mkdir -p /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rbconfig install datadir.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rbconfig \<— lib/rbconfig —\> lib/rubygems mkdir -p /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install builder.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install command\_manager.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install config\_file.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install custom\_require.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install dependency\_list.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install doc\_manager.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install format.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install gem\_commands.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install gem\_open\_uri.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install gem\_openssl.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install gem\_runner.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install installer.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install old\_format.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install open-uri.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install package.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install remote\_fetcher.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install remote\_installer.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install rubygems\_version.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install security.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install server.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install source\_index.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install source\_info\_cache.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install source\_info\_cache\_entry.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install specification.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install timer.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install user\_interaction.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install validator.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems install version.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems —\> lib/rubygems/commands mkdir -p /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install build\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install cert\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install check\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install cleanup\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install contents\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install dependency\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install environment\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install help\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install install\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install list\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install outdated\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install pristine\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install query\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install rdoc\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install search\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install sources\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install specification\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install uninstall\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install unpack\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands install update\_command.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands \<— lib/rubygems/commands —\> lib/rubygems/digest mkdir -p /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/digest install digest\_adapter.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/digest install md5.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/digest install sha1.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/digest install sha2.rb /sw/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/digest \<— lib/rubygems/digest \<— lib/rubygems \<— lib Successfully built RubyGem Name: sources Version: 0.0.1 File: sources-0.0.1.gem Removing old RubyGems RDoc and ri… Installing rubygems-0.9.4 ri… test/functional.rb:158:0: Unrecognized directive ‘section’ setup.rb:18:15: Couldn’t find File. Assuming it’s a module lib/rubygems/gem\_commands.rb:192:49: Skipping require of dynamic string: “rubygems/commands/#{name}\_command” lib/rubygems/digest/md5.rb:16:15: Couldn’t find MD5. Assuming it’s a module lib/rubygems/command\_manager.rb:147:59: Skipping require of dynamic string: “rubygems/commands/#{command\_name}\_command” hook /rubygems-0.9.4/./post-install.rb failed: undefined local variable or method `size’ for #SM::ToFlow:0x2f9dfd4 Try ‘ruby setup.rb --help’ for detailed usage. \ What could be wrong? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![soliloquial](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@soliloquial](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soliloquial)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 6:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-problems/111729/2 "2007-08-10T06:12:32Z")
I guess most mac developer knows about the authentic guide: > **[Dan Benjamin](https://danbenjamin.com)** > > Dan Benjamin's personal website. check your environment variables in ~/.bash\_login and ruby -v 2007/8/9, Spencer W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): ---
**Author:** ![soliloquial](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@soliloquial](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soliloquial)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 8:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-problems/111729/3 "2007-08-10T08:30:41Z")
On Aug 9, 2007, at 20:25, Spencer W. wrote: > Removing old RubyGems RDoc and ri… > Installing rubygems-0.9.4 ri… > […] > hook /rubygems-0.9.4/./post-install.rb failed: > undefined local variable or method `size’ for #SM::ToFlow:0x2f9dfd4 > Try ‘ruby setup.rb --help’ for detailed usage. > \ > > What could be wrong? Thanks! For some reason RubyGems’ documentation didn’t build. RubyGems will still be usable since the sources gem was installed. Could you re-run with: ruby -d setup.rb and attach the output of: gem env ruby -v