From: Tom Cloyd Date: 2009-03-05T03:25:40+09:00 Subject: Re: gem cleanup problem lasitha wrote: > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Tom Cloyd wrote: > >> ~$ sudo gem cleanup >> Cleaning up installed gems... Attempting to uninstall RedCloth-4.1.1 >> ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::InstallError) >> Unknown gem RedCloth = 4.1.1 >> > > Tom, sounds a lot like #22770: > http://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=22770&group_id=126&atid=575 > > Which seems to have a workaround detailed at the bottom of: > http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/170342 > > HTH, > lasitha > > > OK, after digesting the information you kindly directed me to, here's what the consensus appears to be: 1. the "gem clean" command is broken, at least some of the time. For me, in my environment, all the time. 2. the "workaround" is to uninstall each gem and reinstall it. With about 25 gems installed, that definitely a delightful prospect. It's even worse when one considers that, as I documented in my original email, the 'gem uninstall' command is also broken. Uh...which brings up the subject of tests. I now understand enough about test to suggest that perhaps the test suite for rubygems isn't doing its job. Just a thought. Time for a little "heckle" session? Oh well. Having 60 gems installed when only 25 are needed is tolerable. Won't need a bailout on this one...! t. But what do I know? -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tom Cloyd, MS MA, LMHC - Private practice Psychotherapist Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A: (360) 920-1226 << tc@tomcloyd.com >> (email) << TomCloyd.com >> (website) << sleightmind.wordpress.com >> (mental health weblog) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~