# RubyGems & RUBY EXECUTABLE

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-ruby-executable/178684>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 9, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-ruby-executable/178684 "2009-11-09T14:46:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![zurich\_by\_night](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/d78d45/32.png) [@zurich\_by\_night](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zurich_by_night)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-ruby-executable/178684/1 "2009-11-09T14:46:45Z")

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Hi folks,

I Have a problem depending on RubyGems.

I have installed ruby 1.8.7 with macports.

which ruby  
/opt/local/bin/ruby

ruby -v  
ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i686-darwin9]

Now my rubygems says:

which gem  
/usr/bin/gem

gem env  
RubyGems Environment:

- RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.5
- RUBY VERSION: 1.8.6 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 287)  
[universal-darwin9.0]
- INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8
- RUBY EXECUTABLE:  
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby
- EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: /usr/bin
- RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:
  - ruby
  - universal-darwin-9

- GEM PATHS:
  - /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8
  - /Users/fuerst/.gem/ruby/1.8
  - 

/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8

- GEM CONFIGURATION:
  - :update\_sources =\> true
  - :verbose =\> true
  - :benchmark =\> false
  - :backtrace =\> false
  - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000

- REMOTE SOURCES:
  - [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/)

so it still holds the default ruby by osx in RUBY EXECUTABLE path. How  
can i change this path?  
However when i select this “ruby 1.8.7” platform in netbeans project  
config for a RailsApp it says:

i think im doin something horribly wrong. Please Help me 🙂

Thanx!

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**Author:** ![zurich\_by\_night](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/d78d45/32.png) [@zurich\_by\_night](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zurich_by_night)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-ruby-executable/178684/2 "2009-11-09T15:06:41Z")

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On Nov 9, 1:46 pm, Christian Fürst [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> so it still holds the default ruby by osx in RUBY EXECUTABLE path. How  
> can i change this path?  
> However when i select this “ruby 1.8.7” platform in netbeans project  
> config for a RailsApp it says:
> 
> i think im doin something horribly wrong. Please Help me 🙂

You have 2 different ruby installs, but only the system provided one  
has rubygems installed. Since your two installs are distinct you need  
to install rubygems in your macports installed one too.

Fred