From: Bob Cober Date: 2007-04-17T06:20:02+09:00 Subject: Gems install failing We are trying to install ruby and rubygems on a RedHat AS 3 server. It is behind a firewall and uses a proxy. The rubygems Setup.rb is failing. Thanks in advance for any help. here is the output.(curl works fine with the proxy setting) [root@nirvana rubygems-0.9.2]# echo $HTTP_PROXY http://172.22.96.15:80 [root@nirvana rubygems-0.9.2]# ruby setup.rb ---> bin <--- bin ---> lib ---> lib/rbconfig <--- lib/rbconfig ---> lib/rubygems <--- lib/rubygems <--- lib ---> bin <--- bin ---> lib ---> lib/rbconfig <--- lib/rbconfig ---> lib/rubygems <--- lib/rubygems <--- lib rm -f InstalledFiles ---> bin mkdir -p /usr/bin/ install gem /usr/bin/ install gem_mirror /usr/bin/ install gem_server /usr/bin/ install gemlock /usr/bin/ install gemri /usr/bin/ install gemwhich /usr/bin/ install index_gem_repository.rb /usr/bin/ install update_rubygems /usr/bin/ <--- bin ---> lib mkdir -p /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/ install gemconfigure.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/ install rubygems.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/ install ubygems.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/ ---> lib/rbconfig mkdir -p /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rbconfig install datadir.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rbconfig <--- lib/rbconfig ---> lib/rubygems mkdir -p /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install builder.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install cmd_manager.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install command.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install config_file.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install custom_require.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install dependency_list.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install doc_manager.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install format.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install gem_commands.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install gem_open_uri.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install gem_openssl.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install gem_runner.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install installer.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install old_format.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install open-uri.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install package.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install remote_fetcher.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install remote_installer.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install rubygems_version.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install security.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install server.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install source_index.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install source_info_cache.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install source_info_cache_entry.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install specification.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install timer.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install user_interaction.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install validator.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems install version.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems <--- lib/rubygems <--- lib /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/source_index.rb:8:in `require': /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:12: syntax error (SyntaxError) class Gem::RemoteSourceException < Gem::Exception; end ^ /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:18: syntax error class Gem::RemoteFetcher ^ /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:26: syntax error @fetcher ||= new Gem.configuration[:http_proxy] ^ from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/source_index.rb:8 from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems.rb:501:in `require' from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems.rb:501 from /root/rubygems-0.9.2/./post-install.rb:81:in `require' from /root/rubygems-0.9.2/./post-install.rb:81:in `install_sources' from /root/rubygems-0.9.2/./post-install.rb:116:in `instance_eval' from setup.rb:590:in `instance_eval' from setup.rb:590:in `try_run_hook' from setup.rb:584:in `run_hook' from setup.rb:1322:in `exec_task_traverse' from setup.rb:1175:in `exec_install' from setup.rb:894:in `exec_install' from setup.rb:712:in `invoke' from setup.rb:681:in `invoke' from setup.rb:1359 -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.