# Trying to install fastri-server **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [May 4, 2009, 5:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-install-fastri-server/167109 "2009-05-04T05:01:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![snowbird122](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@snowbird122](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snowbird122)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 5:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-install-fastri-server/167109/1 "2009-05-04T05:01:49Z")
Hi - I’m new to Ruby/gems, etc. I wanted to put autocompletion on my irb. I discovered [http://eigenclass.org/hiki/fastri](http://eigenclass.org/hiki/fastri) and followed directions (or thought I did) to install the fastri gem. The problem is that I keep getting the following error when I execute fastri-server. Client/server are both on my local machine: fastri-server internal:gem\_prelude:249:in `push_gem_version_on_load_path': undefined method `\<=\>’ for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError) from internal:gem\_prelude:14:in `gem' from /home/eric/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/bin/fastri-server:18:in `’ If I try to run fri I also get… fri internal:gem\_prelude:249:in `push_gem_version_on_load_path': undefined method `\<=\>’ for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError) from internal:gem\_prelude:14:in `gem' from /home/eric/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/bin/fri:18:in `’ It seems the problem may be consistent with trying to run any gem. I’m running Ubuntu 8.10 (intrepid) * * * Results of some attempts to solve the problem below… * * * which ruby /usr/local/bin/ruby * * * which gem /usr/local/bin/gem * * * ruby -v ruby 1.9.1p0 (2009-01-30 revision 21907) [i686-linux] * * * gem environment RubyGems Environment: - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.2 - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.1 (2009-01-30 patchlevel 0) [i686-linux] - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 - RUBY EXECUTABLE: /usr/local/bin/ruby - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: /usr/local/bin - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS: - ruby - x86-linux - GEM PATHS: - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 - /home/eric/.gem/ruby/1.9.1 - GEM CONFIGURATION: - :update\_sources =\> true - :verbose =\> true - :benchmark =\> false - :backtrace =\> false - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000 - REMOTE SOURCES: - [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) * * * gem install fastri WARNING: Installing to ~/.gem since /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 and /usr/local/bin aren’t both writable. WARNING: You don’t have /home/eric/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/bin in your PATH, gem executables will not run. … Successfully installed fastri-0.3.1.1 1 gem installed Installing ri documentation for fastri-0.3.1.1… Updating class cache with 1405 classes… Installing RDoc documentation for fastri-0.3.1.1… …HERE THINGS SEEM OK EXCEPT FOR THE TWO WARNINGS ABOVE * * * gem list \*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\* fastri (0.3.1.1) …THIS CONFIRMS fastri INSTALLED BUT WHEN I TRY TO RUN… * * * fastri-server internal:gem\_prelude:249:in `push_gem_version_on_load_path': undefined method `\<=\>’ for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError) from internal:gem\_prelude:14:in `gem' from /home/eric/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/bin/fastri-server:18:in `’ * * * My path is: PATH=~/.gem/:~/.gem/ruby/1.9.1/bin:/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games * * * I’ve gone as far as to download ruby-1.9.1-p0 then ./configure, make, make install route but at this point I’m spinning my wheels. If anyone has any ideas I’d sure love to hear. Thanks very much… Eric ---
**Author:** ![snowbird122](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@snowbird122](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snowbird122)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 4:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-install-fastri-server/167109/2 "2009-05-05T04:26:51Z")
perhaps fastri isn’t quite 1.9 compat? Also note that you don’t need fastri per se for autocompletion in irb. utility\_belt does it, too, I believe. Cheers! -=r > fastri-server > internal:gem\_prelude:249:in `push_gem_version_on_load_path': undefined method`\<=\>’ for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError) > from internal:gem\_prelude:14:in `gem’ > from ---
**Author:** ![snowbird122](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@snowbird122](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snowbird122)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-install-fastri-server/167109/3 "2009-05-05T21:06:02Z")
On May 4, 2009, at 19:26, Roger P. wrote: > perhaps fastri isn’t quite 1.9 compat? I don’t think fastri is RDoc 2 compliant, which Ruby 1.9 ships with.