From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2005-10-13T01:48:00+09:00
Subject: Re: problem with installation of rubygems-0.8.11

On Oct 12, 2005, at 2:21 AM, pirveli wrote:

> I've already installed ruby and it's working. Or I just don't
> understand why should I do it again...

It is very hard to answer your questions if you don't quote replies.

Ruby may appear to work, but if you cannot install gems obviously you 
do not have a working ruby.

> On Oct 11, 2005, at 9:16 AM, pirveli wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>> I have been searching for few days by now, but can't find answer for 
>> my
>> problem.
>> I want to install RubyOnRails as an unpriviliged user.
>> First I installed ruby (without 'make install', because I don't have
>> permissions).
>>
>> $ ruby -v
>> ruby 1.8.3 (2005-09-21) [i686-linux]
>>
>> I exported path to ruby installation directory and to lib directory
>> inside it. I downloaded rubygems-0.8.11.tgz and unpacked it.
>> Next I tried:
>>
>> $ ruby setup.rb
>> setup.rb:52:in `require': no such file to load -- rbconfig (LoadError)
>>         from setup.rb:52

If this does not work, ruby is not installed and ruby does not work no 
matter what other ruby programs you can run.

> You need to install ruby.  There are arguments to configure that will 
> allow you to specify an alternate installation directory

rbconfig.rb is installed by ruby.  Without running make install you do 
not have a working copy of ruby.  Gems requires nothing more than a 
working ruby installation.  If you cannot install gems you do not have 
a working ruby.