From: James Britt Date: 2006-07-11T02:07:58+09:00 Subject: Re: 1.8.4 One-Click deletes my Rails gems! Jeff Cohen wrote: > I noticed that Curt posted the 1.8.4 OCI to RubyForge over the weekend, > so I used it today to install 1.8.4 (I had 1.8.2 here at work). > > After doing so, I no longer had any of my Rails gems and need to > reinstall (which is a real pain with the firewall here... have to > download the gems manually, etc.) > > Anyone else have this problem? > This was discussed on ruby-talk a few times as Curt was released RC versions of the installer. The installer should have made it clear that it was going to obliterate your entire ruby installation destination directory (typically c:\ruby). That happens to be a parent of where gems go, so they are deleted as well if you are reusing the same location. Maybe this is dopey, but have you checked the recycle bin? (I've decided not to upgrade until I have a good migration plan that ensures I do not lose any of my installed gems and other 3rd-party libs and files, and do not have to jump through hoops to get everything working the same. Suggestions welcome.) -- James Britt http://www.ruby-doc.org - Ruby Help & Documentation http://www.artima.com/rubycs/ - The Journal By & For Rubyists http://www.rubystuff.com - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff http://www.jamesbritt.com - Playing with Better Toys http://www.30secondrule.com - Building Better Tools