# Working RubyGems on Windows **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [1 October 2007 17:43 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/working-rubygems-on-windows/41084 "2007-10-01T17:43:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![7rans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/a8b319/32.png) [@7rans](https://rubytalk.org/u/7rans)\ **Post date:** [1 October 2007 17:43 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/working-rubygems-on-windows/41084/1 "2007-10-01T17:43:26Z")
I really need to get RubyGems working on Windows. Versions 0.9.2, 0.9.4 and current trunk all fail. Can someone recommend a solution. Is there an old version that I can install that's sure to work? Thanks, T. ---
**Author:** ![Dejan\_Dimic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19adc/32.png) [@Dejan\_Dimic](https://rubytalk.org/u/Dejan_Dimic)\ **Post date:** [1 October 2007 18:40 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/working-rubygems-on-windows/41084/2 "2007-10-01T18:40:10Z")
I use it all the time on XP C:\\>ruby -v ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [i386-mswin32] C:\\>gem -v 0.9.4 You should describe your issue a little more. ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Hodel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9adbd/32.png) [@Eric\_Hodel1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Eric_Hodel1)\ **Post date:** [1 October 2007 21:07 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/working-rubygems-on-windows/41084/3 "2007-10-01T21:07:11Z")
I spent many hours with Curt Hibbs getting the one-click installer's RubyGems working correctly. We were both satisfied by it when the last one-click shipped. > **···** > > On Oct 1, 2007, at 10:43 , Trans wrote: > > > I really need to get RubyGems working on Windows. Versions 0.9.2, > > 0.9.4 and current trunk all fail. Can someone recommend a solution. Is > > there an old version that I can install that's sure to work? > > -- > Poor workers blame their tools. Good workers build better tools. The > best workers get their tools to do the work for them. -- Syndicate Wars ---
**Author:** ![7rans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/a8b319/32.png) [@7rans](https://rubytalk.org/u/7rans)\ **Post date:** [1 October 2007 20:56 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/working-rubygems-on-windows/41084/4 "2007-10-01T20:56:15Z")
I described it in the "OneClickInstaller/RubyGems" thread. But I'll reiterate: With 0.9.4...   C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install   rubyscript2exe ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError)       getaddrinfo: no address associated with hostname.(SocketError)   C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install rubyscript2exe -no-http-proxy   ERROR: While executing gem ... (NoMethodError)       undefined method `=' for #\ With trunk:   C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install rubyscript2exe   c:/ruby/bin/gem.bat:19: uninitialized constant Gem::GemRunner (NameError) T. > **···** > > On Oct 1, 11:40 am, dima \ wrote: > > > I use it all the time on XP > > > > C:\\>ruby -v > > ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [i386-mswin32] > > > > C:\\>gem -v > > 0.9.4 > > > > You should describe your issue a little more. ---
**Author:** ![7rans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/a8b319/32.png) [@7rans](https://rubytalk.org/u/7rans)\ **Post date:** [2 October 2007 15:03 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/working-rubygems-on-windows/41084/5 "2007-10-02T15:03:03Z")
I don't know what to tell you then. It's not working for me. I just removed everything and tried again. I downloaded the OneClickInstaller from ruby-lang.org ([http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/18566/](http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/18566/) ruby186-25.exe). Installed it. And then did:   C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install rubyscript2exe   ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError)       getaddrinfo: no address associated with hostname.(SocketError)   C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install rubyscript2exe --no-http-proxy   ERROR: While executing gem ... (NoMethodError)       undefined method `=' for #\   C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem --version   0.9.2 T. > **···** > > On Oct 1, 5:07 pm, Eric Hodel \ wrote: > > > On Oct 1, 2007, at 10:43 , Trans wrote: > > > > \> I really need to get RubyGems working on Windows. Versions 0.9.2, > > \> 0.9.4 and current trunk all fail. Can someone recommend a solution. Is > > \> there an old version that I can install that's sure to work? > > > > I spent many hours with Curt Hibbs getting the one-click installer's > > RubyGems working correctly. We were both satisfied by it when the > > last one-click shipped. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin\_Williams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@Kevin\_Williams](https://rubytalk.org/u/Kevin_Williams)\ **Post date:** [2 October 2007 02:54 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/working-rubygems-on-windows/41084/6 "2007-10-02T02:54:46Z")
Trans wrote: > With 0.9.4... > >   C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install >   rubyscript2exe ERROR: While executing gem ... > (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError) >       getaddrinfo: no address associated with hostname.(SocketError) > >   C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install > rubyscript2exe -no-http-proxy >   ERROR: While executing gem ... (NoMethodError) >       undefined method `=' for #\ > > With trunk: > >   C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install > rubyscript2exe >   c:/ruby/bin/gem.bat:19: uninitialized constant Gem::GemRunner > (NameError) > > T. Something must be wrong with your Ruby or RubyGems install. I just install the 1.8.6-25 one-click-installer in a virtual of XP and everything worked fine. Here are the steps I followed. Add c:\ruby\bin to the beginning of my PATH. c:\\> gem up --system (ran that twice) c:\\>gem pristine --all ERROR: While executing gem ... (Zlib::BufError)     buffer error (followed the fix here: [http://www.nabble.com/Zlib::BufError-t4011137.html\](http://www.nabble.com/Zlib::BufError-t4011137.html%5C)) c:\\>gem pristine --all (install ruby-1.8.6-p110-i386-mswin32.zip into c:\ruby) c:\\>gem up -y (updates lots of win32 stuff) C:\\>ruby -v ruby 1.8.6 (2007-09-23 patchlevel 110) [i386-mswin32] C:\\>gem -v 0.9.4 One last thing - I avoid using paths with spaces. You might double-check that your PATH and all the \*.BAT files in c:\ruby\bin do \*NOT\* have any paths with spaces. It works better for me - might help you. Good luck. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Hodel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9adbd/32.png) [@Eric\_Hodel1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Eric_Hodel1)\ **Post date:** [2 October 2007 16:22 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/working-rubygems-on-windows/41084/7 "2007-10-02T16:22:31Z")
> > > I really need to get RubyGems working on Windows. Versions 0.9.2, > > > 0.9.4 and current trunk all fail. Can someone recommend a solution. Is > > > there an old version that I can install that's sure to work? > > > > I spent many hours with Curt Hibbs getting the one-click installer's > > RubyGems working correctly. We were both satisfied by it when the > > last one-click shipped. > > I don't know what to tell you then. It's not working for me. I just > removed everything and tried again. I downloaded the OneClickInstaller > from ruby-lang.org ([http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/18566/](http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/18566/) > ruby186-25.exe). Installed it. And then did: > >   C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install > rubyscript2exe >   ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError) >       getaddrinfo: no address associated with hostname.(SocketError) I can not fix your inability to resolve the address of a hostname with any change to RubyGems. I gave you a command to run that would give me what you were trying to connect to in [ruby-talk:271292], and you never responded with the output. >   C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install > rubyscript2exe --no-http-proxy >   ERROR: While executing gem ... (NoMethodError) >       undefined method `=' for #\ > >   C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem --version >   0.9.2 I asked you if you were using a proxy server in [ruby-talk:271292] and you never answered that question either. I have tried to help you, but you have not responded to my requests for information. Go back to [ruby-talk:271292] and reply to that email with the information I've requested. I can not help you without it. > **···** > > On Oct 2, 2007, at 08:03 , Trans wrote: > > > On Oct 1, 5:07 pm, Eric Hodel \ wrote: > > > > > On Oct 1, 2007, at 10:43 , Trans wrote: > > -- > Poor workers blame their tools. Good workers build better tools. The > best workers get their tools to do the work for them. -- Syndicate Wars ---
**Author:** ![7rans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/a8b319/32.png) [@7rans](https://rubytalk.org/u/7rans)\ **Post date:** [2 October 2007 15:14 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/working-rubygems-on-windows/41084/8 "2007-10-02T15:14:29Z")
> Trans wrote: > \> With 0.9.4... > > \> C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install > \> rubyscript2exe ERROR: While executing gem ... > \> (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError) > \> getaddrinfo: no address associated with hostname.(SocketError) > > \> C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install > \> rubyscript2exe -no-http-proxy > \> ERROR: While executing gem ... (NoMethodError) > \> undefined method `=' for #\ > > \> With trunk: > > \> C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install > \> rubyscript2exe > \> c:/ruby/bin/gem.bat:19: uninitialized constant Gem::GemRunner > \> (NameError) > > \> T. > > Something must be wrong with your Ruby or RubyGems install. I just > install the 1.8.6-25 one-click-installer in a virtual of XP and > everything worked fine. Here are the steps I followed. > > Add c:\ruby\bin to the beginning of my PATH. > > c:\\> gem up --system > > (ran that twice) I can't get this far b/c of:   C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem up --system   Updating RubyGems...   ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError)     getaddrinfo: no address associated with hostname.(SocketError)   C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem up --system -- no-http-proxy   ERROR: While executing gem ... (NoMethodError)     undefined method `=' for #\ > From what I gather this is a Firewall issue. But I have yet to find anyone with a solution, though the problem mentioned enough (just do a Google search on it). Most cases it's people trying to install Rails, so they just end up manually installing Rails instead. If it is a Firewall issue shouldn't be a simple a matter of opening up the right port? What port is it? T. > **···** > > On Oct 1, 10:54 pm, Kevin Williams \ wrote: ---
**Author:** ![7rans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/a8b319/32.png) [@7rans](https://rubytalk.org/u/7rans)\ **Post date:** [2 October 2007 16:42 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/working-rubygems-on-windows/41084/9 "2007-10-02T16:42:09Z")
Sorry. At the time I thought we had gotten past the proxy problem. I replied as requested. T. > **···** > > On Oct 2, 9:22 am, Eric Hodel \ wrote: > > > On Oct 2, 2007, at 08:03 , Trans wrote: > > > > \> On Oct 1, 5:07 pm, Eric Hodel \ wrote: > > \>\> On Oct 1, 2007, at 10:43 , Trans wrote: > > \>\>\> I really need to get RubyGems working on Windows. Versions 0.9.2, > > \>\>\> 0.9.4 and current trunk all fail. Can someone recommend a > > \>\>\> solution. Is > > \>\>\> there an old version that I can install that's sure to work? > > > > \>\> I spent many hours with Curt Hibbs getting the one-click installer's > > \>\> RubyGems working correctly. We were both satisfied by it when the > > \>\> last one-click shipped. > > > > \> I don't know what to tell you then. It's not working for me. I just > > \> removed everything and tried again. I downloaded the OneClickInstaller > > \> from ruby-lang.org ([http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/18566/](http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/18566/) > > \> ruby186-25.exe). Installed it. And then did: > > > > \> C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install > > \> rubyscript2exe > > \> ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError) > > \> getaddrinfo: no address associated with hostname.(SocketError) > > > > I can not fix your inability to resolve the address of a hostname > > with any change to RubyGems. I gave you a command to run that would > > give me what you were trying to connect to in [ruby-talk:271292], and > > you never responded with the output. > > > > \> C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem install > > \> rubyscript2exe --no-http-proxy > > \> ERROR: While executing gem ... (NoMethodError) > > \> undefined method `=' for #\ > > > > \> C:\Documents and Settings\Milton\My Documents\Tom\>gem --version > > \> 0.9.2 > > > > I asked you if you were using a proxy server in [ruby-talk:271292] > > and you never answered that question either. > > > > I have tried to help you, but you have not responded to my requests > > for information. Go back to [ruby-talk:271292] and reply to that > > email with the information I've requested. I can not help you > > without it.