From: Phrogz <gavin@...>
Date: 2006-09-13T13:25:42+09:00
Subject: Re: Can't install gems with sudo

Paul Lutus wrote:
> Looks like sudo might be giving you a dodgy path. Try this:
>
> $ echo $PATH
> $ sudo echo $PATH
>
> Are they different?

Nope, identical path values.


Eric Hodel wrote:
> Your source cache may be corrupt.
>
> Try:
> rm /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/source_cache

Bingo, that was it! Thanks so much.
(Needed to "sudo rm ..." that file, of course - I include the
information here only for posterity.)