From: Jens Wille Date: 2012-04-02T21:49:52+09:00 Subject: Re: install unicode gem in ruby1.8.7 Dominique N. [2012-04-02 12:36]: > Makefile:119: *** target pattern contains no `%'. Stop. > > Gem files will remain installed in > /home/dom/:/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/gems/unicode-0.4.2 for > inspection. the error is caused by the colon in your gem's path. see: the question now is, how did the colon get there? can you post the output of `gem env` for starters? cheers jens