Gemness--expected?

C:\dev\ruby_backtracer>gem install newgem
ERROR: Error installing newgem:
        newgem requires rubigen (>= 1.5.1, runtime)

C:\dev\ruby_backtracer>gem install rubigen
Successfully installed rubigen-1.5.1
1 gem installed
Installing ri documentation for rubigen-1.5.1...
Installing RDoc documentation for rubigen-1.5.1...

C:\dev\ruby_backtracer>gem install newgem
PostInstall.txt
Successfully installed newgem-1.2.3
1 gem installed
Installing ri documentation for newgem-1.2.3...
Installing RDoc documentation for newgem-1.2.3...

C:\dev\ruby_backtracer>gem -v
1.3.1

expected??
-=r

I must be missing something? What is it that surprises you here?

Regards,

Dan

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On Jan 10, 10:02 pm, Roger Pack <r...@doachristianturndaily.info> wrote:

C:\dev\ruby_backtracer>gem install newgem
ERROR: Error installing newgem:
newgem requires rubigen (>= 1.5.1, runtime)

C:\dev\ruby_backtracer>gem install rubigen
Successfully installed rubigen-1.5.1
1 gem installed
Installing ri documentation for rubigen-1.5.1...
Installing RDoc documentation for rubigen-1.5.1...

C:\dev\ruby_backtracer>gem install newgem
PostInstall.txt
Successfully installed newgem-1.2.3
1 gem installed
Installing ri documentation for newgem-1.2.3...
Installing RDoc documentation for newgem-1.2.3...

C:\dev\ruby_backtracer>gem -v
1.3.1

Apparently newgem has a dependency on rubigen.
I'd expect that
gem install newgem
would auto-install its dependencies, then it.

Thanks!
-=r

C:\dev\ruby_backtracer>gem install newgem
ERROR: Error installing newgem:
        newgem requires rubigen (>= 1.5.1, runtime)

C:\dev\ruby_backtracer>gem install rubigen
Successfully installed rubigen-1.5.1

C:\dev\ruby_backtracer>gem install newgem
Successfully installed newgem-1.2.3

Rooger Pack wrote:

Apparently newgem has a dependency on rubigen.
I'd expect that
gem install newgem
would auto-install its dependencies, then it.

Thanks!
-=r

C:\dev\ruby_backtracer>gem install newgem
ERROR: Error installing newgem:
        newgem requires rubigen (>= 1.5.1, runtime)

C:\dev\ruby_backtracer>gem install rubigen
Successfully installed rubigen-1.5.1

C:\dev\ruby_backtracer>gem install newgem
Successfully installed newgem-1.2.3

There is something wrong with this gem. On OS X it installs fine, but I get a similar error on Vista.

I downloaded the source, but I don't see a gemspec. My suggestion is to report this to Dr. Nic.

Regards,

Dan