From: sto.mar@... Date: 2012-07-14T04:39:37+09:00 Subject: Re: Gem Installation or Running Gem Am 13.07.2012 21:23, schrieb Bira: > On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 1:44 PM, John Lee wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I'm a WIndows user. I used the "one-click installer" and installed >> ruby 1.86. I followed the book's instructions to run RubyGem. I tried >> typing commands like >> >> -require 'C:/ruby/bin/gem'(this is the path where the gem is stored) >> -gem list >> >> Nothing worked. Please help. >> >> John > > The "require" statement is supposed to be used from inside a Ruby > program, not from the command line. If your Ruby and Rubygems > installations are properly configured, you should not need to specify > the full path yo tour gems inside your Ruby programs. > > As for "gem list", it is indeed supposed to be used from your command > prompt. It will list all gems installed on your system. If it doesn't > work, odds are Ruby and Rubygems haven't been properly installed. to install a gem (like e.g. `haml'), use from your command prompt gem install haml then you should be able to find it in the list of installed gems, with gem list in your program include the lines require 'rubygems' # for Ruby version 1.8.x require 'haml' --