# Rubygems-update and Mac OS X 10.4.11

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-update-and-mac-os-x-10-4-11/137343>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 12, 2008, 8:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-update-and-mac-os-x-10-4-11/137343 "2008-05-12T08:20:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/2acd7d/32.png) [@Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Une_BSSSSvS_ue)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 8:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-update-and-mac-os-x-10-4-11/137343/1 "2008-05-12T08:20:40Z")

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I’ve done :  
$ sudo gem install --local rubygems-update

getting:  
Successfully installed rubygems-update-1.1.1  
1 gem installed

however:  
$ gem --version  
1.1.0

same result if the attempt made with remotely available gem

what’s wrong ?

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**Author:** ![Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/2acd7d/32.png) [@Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Une_BSSSSvS_ue)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-update-and-mac-os-x-10-4-11/137343/2 "2008-05-12T09:04:04Z")

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On May 11, 2008, at 23:20 , Une Bévue wrote:

> same result if the attempt made with remotely available gem
> 
> what’s wrong ?

nothing is wrong. it installed. now run it to update:

% sudo update\_rubygems

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**Author:** ![Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/2acd7d/32.png) [@Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Une_BSSSSvS_ue)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 9:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-update-and-mac-os-x-10-4-11/137343/3 "2008-05-14T09:25:01Z")

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On May 12, 2008, at 03:40 , Une Bévue wrote:

> ~%\> gem --version  
> 1.1.0

hrm… how about:

% sudo gem update --system

?

the wxRuby issue is entirely separate from this and I’m not going to  
address it in this thread (really, you should file a bug).

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**Author:** ![Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/2acd7d/32.png) [@Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Une_BSSSSvS_ue)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-update-and-mac-os-x-10-4-11/137343/4 "2008-05-12T12:40:44Z")

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Ryan D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> nothing is wrong. it installed. now run it to update:
> 
> % sudo update\_rubygems

i got :  
~%\> sudo update\_rubygems  
Password:  
Installing RubyGems 1.1.1  
setup.rb:60: undefined method `ruby\_version’ for Gem:Module  
(NoMethodError)  
~%\> gem --version  
1.1.0

also i should mention when installing wxRuby i didn’t got the lastest  
version.

i had to uninstall it, download the gem to a local rep and do the  
install locally :  
$ gem install --local wxRuby

being in the gems local repository

it’s a known prob from wxRuby mailing list…
