# Unable to upgrade rubygems **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [June 24, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-upgrade-rubygems/141297 "2008-06-24T13:45:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [June 24, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-upgrade-rubygems/141297/1 "2008-06-24T13:45:27Z")
what i did : download locally rubygems-update-1.2.0.gem then : ~/gems%\> sudo gem install -l rubygems-update-1.2.0.gem Password: Successfully installed rubygems-update-1.2.0 1 gem installed however i’ve still the 1.1 version : ~/gems%\> gem env RubyGems Environment: - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.1.0 (1.1.0) - RUBY VERSION: 1.8.6 (2007-09-24 patchlevel 111) [powerpc-darwin8.11.0] - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 - RUBY EXECUTABLE: /opt/local/bin/ruby - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS: - ruby - powerpc-darwin-8 - GEM PATHS: - /opt/local/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) if i try installing using tar.gz : ~/src/ruby/rubygems-1.2.0%\> sudo ruby setup.rb Password: setup.rb:108: undefined method `ruby\_version’ for Gem:Module (NoMethodError) by gem update : $ sudo gem update -r --system Updating RubyGems Updating metadata for 3 gems from [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) … complete Nothing to update however : $ gem env RubyGems Environment: - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.1.0 (1.1.0) - RUBY VERSION: 1.8.6 (2007-09-24 patchlevel 111) [powerpc-darwin8.11.0] - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 - RUBY EXECUTABLE: /opt/local/bin/ruby - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS: - ruby - powerpc-darwin-8 - GEM PATHS: - /opt/local/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) also, i wanted to install amalgalite and get : ~/gems%\> sudo gem install -l amalgalite ERROR: Error installing amalgalite: amalgalite requires configuration (\>= 0.0.5) however : $ sudo gem install -r configuration Password: Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) ERROR: could not find configuration locally or in a repository is my rubygems install broken ?? ---
**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:** [June 24, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-upgrade-rubygems/141297/2 "2008-06-24T14:11:55Z")
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 7:43 AM, Une Bévue [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > however i’ve still the 1.1 version : > > ~/gems%\> gem env > RubyGems Environment: > > - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.1.0 (1.1.0) Installing the rubygems-update-1.2.0.gem just installs the upgrading tool, you still need to run it with sudo update\_rubygems THEN you should have 1.2 installed! – Rick DeNatale My blog on Ruby [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/) ---
**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:** [June 24, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-upgrade-rubygems/141297/3 "2008-06-24T14:25:25Z")
Rick DeNatale [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Installing the rubygems-update-1.2.0.gem just installs the upgrading tool, > you still need to run it with > > sudo update\_rubygems > > THEN you should have 1.2 installed! unfortunately i got : $ sudo update\_rubygems Installing RubyGems 1.2.0 setup.rb:108: undefined method `ruby\_version’ for Gem:Module (NoMethodError) ??? ---
**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:** [June 24, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-upgrade-rubygems/141297/4 "2008-06-24T14:50:38Z")
Rick DeNatale [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On another thread you seemed to imply that you are still running Tiger > (10.4.11 IIRC) while I’m running Leopard (10.5.3) although I’d be surprised > if that were your problem. anyway, thanks for your reply )) ---
**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:** [June 24, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-upgrade-rubygems/141297/5 "2008-06-24T14:45:21Z")
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 8:23 AM, Une Bévue [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > THEN you should have 1.2 installed! > > unfortunately i got : > > $ sudo update\_rubygems > Installing RubyGems 1.2.0 > setup.rb:108: undefined method `ruby\_version’ for Gem:Module > (NoMethodError) > > ??? Hmmmm, I don’t know what to say. The local install of rubygems-update-1.2.0.gem and then running update\_rubygems is what finally worked for me. On another thread you seemed to imply that you are still running Tiger (10.4.11 IIRC) while I’m running Leopard (10.5.3) although I’d be surprised if that were your problem. – Rick DeNatale My blog on Ruby [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/)