From: Tom Moulton Date: 2012-08-08T08:36:52+09:00 Subject: Re: Gem install or usage problem in shared environment James Harrison wrote in post #1071601: > You're running ruby 1.8 and requiring libraries without first using: > > require "rubygems" I did set RUBYOPT=rubygems in the environmant Both the environment variable and the GEM_HOME variable are described in http://docs.rubygems.org/read/chapter/3/ So what is so wrong doing it that way? What harm could happen from this method? tom -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.