From: Jeff <cohen.jeff@...>
Date: 2007-01-23T02:26:07+09:00
Subject: Re: gem install - install directory not absolute


Mark Volkmann wrote:
> When I run ...
> sudo gem install rails -y
>
> I get ...
> ERROR:  While executing gem ... (ArgumentError)
>      install directory "/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/./gems/
> activesupport-1.4.0" not absolute
>
> The directory /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/gems/activesupport-1.4.0 does
> exist.
>

My guess is that you, like me, are running gem version 0.9.1.  After I
upgraded to 0.9.1 this weekend (via gem update --system), I now get
this error anytime I tried to freeze my rails app.

But I'm on Windows XP -- maybe this is specific to the Windows version
of RubyGems. What OS are you using?