Unsupported platform?

Ruby JRuby
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1.7.12 throws this when I issue the ‘gem install rails’ command:

ERROR: Loading command: install (LoadError)
Unsupported platform: powerpc-unknown
ERROR: While executing gem … (NoMethodError)
undefined method `invoke_with_build_args’ for nil:NilClass

version info:

jruby -v
jruby 1.7.12 (1.9.3p392) 2014-04-15 643e292 on IBM J9 VM
jvmap3260sr14-20130705_01 [OS/400-PowerPC]

Rails would install in the last release I used (1.7.4) so is this error
coming back from gem or from jruby? Is there a workaround or hack I can
use to get moving (I am presenting on this tomorrow…I hate to have to
go back to an “old” version…)

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Pete H.
www.petesworkshop.com
GIAC Secure Software Programmer-Java

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does
$ gem install rails --platform java
pick the right platform.

not sure which gem does pick the wrong platform. maybe
$ gem install rails --verbose
gives some more inside.

just my 2 cents since I have no access to an OS/400-PowerPC machine.

  • christian
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Thanks Christian. No joy on using --platform java

running ‘gem install rails --verbose’ didn’t help. The error is
apparently the first error it encounters (AFAICS).

Pete

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Unsupported platform: powerpc-unknown
looks like a rubygems problem, you can at least try an upgrade your
rubygems or even downgrade (not sure here).