# Ruby 1.8.5 on Mac OS X **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [27 November 2006 17:25 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-mac-os-x/33244 "2006-11-27T17:25:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Doug\_Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Doug\_Kramer](https://rubytalk.org/u/Doug_Kramer)\ **Post date:** [27 November 2006 17:25 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-mac-os-x/33244/1 "2006-11-27T17:25:25Z")
On Mac OS X 10.4.8, Ruby 1.8.2 is installed in /usr/bin/ruby I installed RubyGems and several libraries. I needed to upgrade to the latest version, so I downloaded Ruby 1.8.5 source from: [http://www2.ruby-lang.org/en/20020102.html](http://www2.ruby-lang.org/en/20020102.html) which I installed in: /usr/local/bin/rub Now RubyGems and the libraries I had installed are not found. I can run ruby with this alias: ruby='/usr/local/bin/ruby' Is there a way to get RubyGems and the libraries to be recognized by this new version? Or a way to install them into the new version? -Doug ---
**Author:** ![Pere\_Noel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Pere\_Noel1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Pere_Noel1)\ **Post date:** [27 November 2006 17:45 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-mac-os-x/33244/2 "2006-11-27T17:45:11Z")
Yes "no prob" 馃槈 currently (apart from Apple's buggy ruby) i'm using two rubies install one under /opt (MacPort) another one devoted to jRuby under my HOME/bin. aliasing isn't sufficiant, u have also to setup your PATH such a way the kernel hits /usr/local/bin before /usr/bin, afaik. entering in ther terminal : which ruby gives you the "good" one ? also did you setup in your env vars GEM\_HOME, RUBYOPT and RUBYGEMS ? another way to specify dirs is to use a ~/.gemrc see the on line man of rubygems. hoping that could help. > **路路路** > > doog \ wrote: > > > so I downloaded Ruby 1.8.5 source from: > > [http://www2.ruby-lang.org/en/20020102.html](http://www2.ruby-lang.org/en/20020102.html) > > which I installed in: > > /usr/local/bin/rub > > Now RubyGems and the libraries I had installed are not found. > > > > I can run ruby with this alias: > > > > ruby='/usr/local/bin/ruby' > > > > Is there a way to get RubyGems and the libraries to be > > recognized by this new version? Or a way to install them > > into the new version? > > -- > une b茅vue ---
**Author:** ![Chuck\_Remes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@Chuck\_Remes](https://rubytalk.org/u/Chuck_Remes)\ **Post date:** [27 November 2006 17:50 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-mac-os-x/33244/3 "2006-11-27T17:50:09Z")
Doug, you need to add "/usr/local/bin" to your PATH variable. It's apparent from this question that you don't understand some of the basics of OSX's UNIX shell behavior. Here's a link [1] to a set of basic UNIX tutorials which will give you a nice foundation for working in a shell environment going forward. In the meantime, fire up Terminal.app and do the following: 1. cd $HOME 2. echo 'PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH' \>\> .profile 3. echo 'export PATH' \>\> .profile Make sure you use single quotes instead of double quotes! Quit Terminal.app and then reopen it. At the shell prompt type 'which ruby' to confirm it returns '/usr/local/bin/ruby' to you. cr [1] [http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/](http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/) > **路路路** > > On Nov 27, 2006, at 11:25 AM, doog wrote: > > > On Mac OS X 10.4.8, Ruby 1.8.2 is installed in /usr/bin/ruby > > I installed RubyGems and several libraries. > > > > I needed to upgrade to the latest version, > > so I downloaded Ruby 1.8.5 source from: > > [http://www2.ruby-lang.org/en/20020102.html](http://www2.ruby-lang.org/en/20020102.html) > > which I installed in: > > /usr/local/bin/rub > > Now RubyGems and the libraries I had installed are not found. > > > > I can run ruby with this alias: > > > > ruby='/usr/local/bin/ruby' > > > > Is there a way to get RubyGems and the libraries to be > > recognized by this new version? Or a way to install them > > into the new version? ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Doug\_Kramer](https://rubytalk.org/u/Doug_Kramer)\ **Post date:** [27 November 2006 20:02 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-mac-os-x/33244/4 "2006-11-27T20:02:11Z")
Thanks for the info about GEM\_HOME. I set up /usr/local/bin to be ahead of /usr/bin. I still have trouble getting the gems to be loaded with the newer /usr/local/bin/ruby Here's my setup now: /usr/local/bin/ruby # latest ruby /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ # gems Do I set: GEM\_HOME=/usr/lib/ruby/gems or GEM\_HOME=/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems Also, it's not clear to what values to use for "user directory" and the "mygemrepository" in the following (taken from the RubyGems man page: [http://rubygems.org/read/chapter/3](http://rubygems.org/read/chapter/3))     Use the following to install RubyGems in a user directory     (here called /home/mystuff)     with a repository named /home/mygemrepository):     $ export GEM\_HOME=/home/mygemrepository     $ ruby setup.rb config --prefix=/home/mystuff     $ ruby setup.rb setup     $ ruby setup.rb install At the moment, I don't need RUBYOPT because I use require 'rubygems' ---
**Author:** ![Matt9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@Matt9](https://rubytalk.org/u/Matt9)\ **Post date:** [27 November 2006 21:35 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-mac-os-x/33244/5 "2006-11-27T21:35:06Z")
What happens when you say "gem environment" at the command line? m. > **路路路** > > doog \ wrote: > > > Thanks for the info about GEM\_HOME. I set up /usr/local/bin > > to be ahead of /usr/bin. I still have trouble getting the gems > > to be loaded with the newer /usr/local/bin/ruby > > > > Here's my setup now: > > /usr/local/bin/ruby # latest ruby > > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ # gems > > > > Do I set: > > GEM\_HOME=/usr/lib/ruby/gems > > or > > GEM\_HOME=/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems > > > > Also, it's not clear to what values to use for "user directory" > > and the "mygemrepository" in the following (taken from the RubyGems > > man page: [http://rubygems.org/read/chapter/3\](http://rubygems.org/read/chapter/3%5C)) > > > >     Use the following to install RubyGems in a user directory > >     (here called /home/mystuff) > >     with a repository named /home/mygemrepository): > > > >     $ export GEM\_HOME=/home/mygemrepository > >     $ ruby setup.rb config --prefix=/home/mystuff > >     $ ruby setup.rb setup > >     $ ruby setup.rb install > > > > At the moment, I don't need RUBYOPT because I use > > require 'rubygems' > > -- > matt neuburg, phd = matt@tidbits.com, [Matt Neuburg鈥檚 Home Page](http://www.tidbits.com/matt/) > Tiger - [http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/tiger-customizing.html](http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/tiger-customizing.html) > AppleScript - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596102119](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596102119) > Read TidBITS! It's free and smart. [http://www.tidbits.com](http://www.tidbits.com) ---
**Author:** ![Pere\_Noel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Pere\_Noel1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Pere_Noel1)\ **Post date:** [27 November 2006 21:45 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-mac-os-x/33244/6 "2006-11-27T21:45:09Z")
> Here's my setup now: > /usr/local/bin/ruby # latest ruby > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ # gems I think you've installed rubygems using /usr/bin/ruby, the Apple's one ? may be you didn't change your PATH hit before ? > Do I set: > GEM\_HOME=/usr/lib/ruby/gems > or > GEM\_HOME=/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems neither only : GEM\_HOME=/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 but i would suspect you could enter into trouble, if i'm right, that's to say you've installed rubygems with Apple's Ruby... personaly in such a situation i would re-install rubygems to insure it is linked to the right ruby. > Also, it's not clear to what values to use for "user directory" > and the "mygemrepository" in the following (taken from the RubyGems > man page: [http://rubygems.org/read/chapter/3\](http://rubygems.org/read/chapter/3%5C)) > >     Use the following to install RubyGems in a user directory >     (here called /home/mystuff) >     with a repository named /home/mygemrepository): > >     $ export GEM\_HOME=/home/mygemrepository >     $ ruby setup.rb config --prefix=/home/mystuff >     $ ruby setup.rb setup >     $ ruby setup.rb install no need for a repository except you want to download first and install afterwards ? otherwise gem is able to download remotely the gems you want to install. > At the moment, I don't need RUBYOPT because I use > require 'rubygems' OK, fine. > **路路路** > > doog \ wrote: > -- > une b茅vue ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Doug\_Kramer](https://rubytalk.org/u/Doug_Kramer)\ **Post date:** [28 November 2006 02:29 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-mac-os-x/33244/7 "2006-11-28T02:29:33Z")
Got 1.8.5 installed on Macintosh with gems. Thanks for all your help. I really appreciate you helping me get past this. Basically, I put "/usr/local/bin" ahead of "/usr/bin" in my PATH in ~/.profile Then I re-installed rubygem to "/usr/local" and $ ruby setup.rb config --prefix=/usr/local and re-installed all my gems, which automatically installed them into /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems > **路路路** > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Details below... > > > I think you've installed rubygems using /usr/bin/ruby, the Apple's one ? > > Yes. I installed rubygems when Apple's /usr/bin/ruby was the only > version on my Mac. > > > may be you didn't change your PATH hit before ? > > You mean change PATH to include /usr/local/bin/ruby before installing > rubygems? > That would be correct, since /usr/local/bin/ruby didn't yet exist when > I installed rubygems. > > > personaly in such a situation i would re-install rubygems to insure it > > is linked to the right ruby. > > Okay, I did succeed re-installing ruby gems > > $ cd rubygems-0.9.1 > $ ruby setup.rb config --prefix=/usr/local > > I figured out which value to pass in to --prefix by looking in > setup.rb: > > $ grep setup.rb | grep prefix >   \_stdruby = "$prefix/lib/ruby/#{version}" > > The argument to --prefix should be clarified in > [http://docs.rubygems.org/read/chapter/3](http://docs.rubygems.org/read/chapter/3) > > Calling "gem environment" now prints nicely: > > $ gem environment > Rubygems Environment: >   - VERSION: 0.9.0 (0.9.0) >   - GEM PATH: >      - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 >    ... ---
**Author:** ![Pere\_Noel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Pere\_Noel1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Pere_Noel1)\ **Post date:** [28 November 2006 05:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-mac-os-x/33244/8 "2006-11-28T05:00:04Z")
fine ! > **路路路** > > doog \ wrote: > > > and re-installed all my gems, which automatically installed them into > > /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems > > -- > une b茅vue