# RubyGems requesting win32/service on Red Hat Linux

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-requesting-win32-service-on-red-hat-linux/147897>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [September 6, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-requesting-win32-service-on-red-hat-linux/147897 "2008-09-06T18:56:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![gers32](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ed8c4c/32.png) [@gers32](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gers32)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-requesting-win32-service-on-red-hat-linux/147897/1 "2008-09-06T18:56:13Z")

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Hi,

I successfully installed a RoR/Flex/Oracle application in a Windows  
environment and am now in the process of trying the same in Linux.  
Unfortunately, when I get to the part where I start Mongrel, I get the  
following error message:

[root@localhost FDS\_Server]# mongrel\_rails start -e production -p 4001  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`gem\_original\_require’: no such file to load – win32/service  
(LoadError)

I’ve seen something similar in Windows recently, where I’ve had to  
install win32-service 0.5.2 as recommended by Luis L. (http://  
[Mongrel\_Service Requires Win32-service | joe siao | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/filchiprogrammer/2652641020/)), but this is a  
brand new setup in Linux, rebuilt from source…

Here are a few details of my setup:

[root@localhost FDS\_Server]# ruby -v  
ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i686-linux]  
[root@localhost FDS\_Server]# gem -v  
1.2.0 [root@localhost FDS\_Server]# rails -v  
Rails 2.1.0

I’d appreciate any help on this. Thanks,

Chris.

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**Author:** ![gers32](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ed8c4c/32.png) [@gers32](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gers32)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-requesting-win32-service-on-red-hat-linux/147897/2 "2008-09-06T22:11:49Z")

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On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 10:27 AM, gers32 [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> `gem\_original\_require’: no such file to load – win32/service  
> ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i686-linux]  
> [root@localhost FDS\_Server]# gem -v  
> 1.2.0 [root@localhost FDS\_Server]# rails -v  
> Rails 2.1.0
> 
> I’d appreciate any help on this. Thanks,

mongrel\_service gem only works on Windows, not \*nix.

The purpose of mongrel\_service gem is allow running Rails applications  
with Mongrel as service _under_ Windows.

Remove mongrel\_service gem and it should start properly.

## – Luis L. AREA 17

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the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent  
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**Author:** ![gers32](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ed8c4c/32.png) [@gers32](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gers32)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 8:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-requesting-win32-service-on-red-hat-linux/147897/3 "2008-09-08T08:55:06Z")

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Thank you Luis, I massaged my Windows installation procedure to work  
with Linux, not realizing mongrel\_service was specific to Windows.

Cheers,

Chris.