From: 7stud -- Date: 2009-03-26T22:43:03+09:00 Subject: Re: how do you install a local gem? 7stud -- wrote: > 7stud -- wrote: >> Eric Hodel wrote: >>> On Mar 25, 2009, at 01:56, 7stud -- wrote: >>> >>>> Here is some more information: >>>> >>>> $ gem environment gemdir >>>> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 >>> >>> Compare the RUBY EXECUTABLE entry from `gem env` to `which ruby` >> > > I also did this: > > $ find /usr -name 'wxruby*' > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/cache/wxruby-2.0.0-universal-darwin-9.gem > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/doc/wxruby-2.0.0-universal-darwin-9 > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/wxruby-2.0.0-universal-darwin-9 > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/wxruby-2.0.0-universal-darwin-9/lib/wxruby2.bundle > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/wxruby-2.0.0-universal-darwin-9/samples/drawing/wxruby-logo.png > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/specifications/wxruby-2.0.0-universal-darwin-9.gemspec > find: /usr/local/mysql-5.0.41-osx10.4-i686/data: Permission denied > > $ cd /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems$ ls -al > total 0 > drwxr-xr-x 10 root wheel 340 Mar 24 01:31 . > drwxr-xr-x 7 root wheel 238 Oct 7 2007 .. > drwxr-xr-x 14 root wheel 476 Oct 8 2007 fastercsv-1.2.1 > drwxr-xr-x 17 root wheel 578 Nov 23 2007 json-1.1.1 > drwxr-xr-x 10 root wheel 340 Oct 20 2007 libxml-ruby-0.5.2.0 > drwxr-xr-x 12 root wheel 408 Oct 7 2007 rake-0.7.3 > drwxr-xr-x 8 root wheel 272 Nov 23 2007 ruby-json-1.1.2 > drwxr-xr-x 19 root wheel 646 Jan 25 2008 rubygems-update-1.0.0 > drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 Oct 7 2007 sources-0.0.1 > drwxr-xr-x 7 root wheel 238 Mar 24 01:31 wxruby-2.0.0-universal-darwin-9 I also tried installing a gem to see what would happen: $ gem install -r BlueCloth WARNING: Installing to ~/.gem since /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 and /usr/local/bin aren't both writable. WARNING: You don't have /Users/me/.gem/ruby/1.8/bin in your PATH, gem executables will not run. Successfully installed BlueCloth-1.0.0 1 gem installed -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.