From: Tom Ayerst <twa@...>
Date: 2005-05-25T05:35:17+09:00
Subject: Trouble doing local instal of rubygems

I'm trying to do a local install of ruby gems on a Redhat box and get this:

Nothing I've tried helps and I'll never get access to /usr/lib/ruby .

I've seen this problem mentioned a couple of times in Google but no 
explanation.  Any help appreciated, its very frustrating.

Thanks

-bash-2.05b$ ruby setup.rb all --prefix=/home/Dayerstt/rubygems
---> bin
<--- bin
---> lib
---> lib/rubygems
<--- lib/rubygems
<--- lib
---> bin
<--- bin
---> lib
---> lib/rubygems
<--- lib/rubygems
<--- lib
rm -f InstalledFiles
---> bin
mkdir -p /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/bin/
install gemwhich /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/bin/
install gem /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/bin/
install gem_server /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/bin/
install generate_yaml_index.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/bin/
install update_rubygems /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/bin/
<--- bin
---> lib
mkdir -p /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/
install ubygems.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/
install rubygems.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/
install gemconfigure.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/
---> lib/rubygems
mkdir -p /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install specification.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install builder.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install command.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install config_file.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install custom_require.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install doc_manager.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install format.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install cmd_manager.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install gem_runner.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install installer.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install loadpath_manager.rb
/home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install old_format.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install open-uri.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install package.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install remote_installer.rb
/home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install rubygems_version.rb
/home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install source_index.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install deployment.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install timer.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install user_interaction.rb
/home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install validator.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install version.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install gem_commands.rb /home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
install dependency_list.rb
/home/Dayerstt/rubygems/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems
<--- lib/rubygems
<--- lib

As of RubyGems 0.8.0, library stubs are no longer needed.
Searching $LOAD_PATH for stubs to optionally delete (may take a while)...
....done.
No library stubs found.

   Successfully built RubyGem
   Name: sources
   Version: 0.0.1
   File: sources-0.0.1.gem
hook /home/Dayerstt/rubygems-0.8.10/./post-install.rb failed:
You don't have write permissions into the /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 directory.
Try 'ruby setup.rb --help' for detailed usage.