Gems install failing

[Bob Cober]

We are trying to install ruby and rubygems on a RedHat AS 3 server. It
is behind a firewall and uses a proxy.

The rubygems Setup.rb is failing.

Thanks in advance for any help.


here is the output.(curl works fine with the proxy setting)


[root@nirvana rubygems-0.9.2]# echo $HTTP_PROXY
http://172.22.96.15:80
[root@nirvana rubygems-0.9.2]# ruby setup.rb
---> bin
<--- bin
---> lib
---> lib/rbconfig
<--- lib/rbconfig
---> lib/rubygems
<--- lib/rubygems
<--- lib
---> bin
<--- bin
---> lib
---> lib/rbconfig
<--- lib/rbconfig
---> lib/rubygems
<--- lib/rubygems
<--- lib
rm -f InstalledFiles
---> bin
mkdir -p /usr/bin/
install gem /usr/bin/
install gem_mirror /usr/bin/
install gem_server /usr/bin/
install gemlock /usr/bin/
install gemri /usr/bin/
install gemwhich /usr/bin/
install index_gem_repository.rb /usr/bin/
install update_rubygems /usr/bin/
<--- bin
---> lib
mkdir -p /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/
install gemconfigure.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/
install rubygems.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/
install ubygems.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/
---> lib/rbconfig
mkdir -p /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rbconfig
install datadir.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rbconfig
<--- lib/rbconfig
---> lib/rubygems
mkdir -p /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install builder.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install cmd_manager.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install command.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install config_file.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install custom_require.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install dependency_list.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install doc_manager.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install format.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install gem_commands.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install gem_open_uri.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install gem_openssl.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install gem_runner.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install installer.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install old_format.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install open-uri.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install package.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install remote_fetcher.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install remote_installer.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install rubygems_version.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install security.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install server.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install source_index.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install source_info_cache.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install source_info_cache_entry.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install specification.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install timer.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install user_interaction.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install validator.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
install version.rb /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems
<--- lib/rubygems
<--- lib
/usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/source_index.rb:8:in `require':
/usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:12: syntax error
(SyntaxError)
class Gem::RemoteSourceException < Gem::Exception; end
^
/usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:18: syntax error
class Gem::RemoteFetcher
^
/usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:26: syntax error
@fetcher ||= new Gem.configuration[:http_proxy]
^
from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/source_index.rb:8
from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems.rb:501:in `require'
from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems.rb:501
from /root/rubygems-0.9.2/./post-install.rb:81:in `require'
from /root/rubygems-0.9.2/./post-install.rb:81:in
`install_sources'
from /root/rubygems-0.9.2/./post-install.rb:116:in
`instance_eval'
from setup.rb:590:in `instance_eval'
from setup.rb:590:in `try_run_hook'
from setup.rb:584:in `run_hook'
from setup.rb:1322:in `exec_task_traverse'
from setup.rb:1175:in `exec_install'
from setup.rb:894:in `exec_install'
from setup.rb:712:in `invoke'
from setup.rb:681:in `invoke'
from setup.rb:1359

 

[ara.t.howard]

We are trying to install ruby and rubygems on a RedHat AS 3 server. It
is behind a firewall and uses a proxy.

The rubygems Setup.rb is failing.

Thanks in advance for any help.

/usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/source_index.rb:8:in `require':
/usr/lib/site_ruby/1.6/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:12: syntax error
(SyntaxError)
class Gem::RemoteSourceException < Gem::Exception; end
^

you are using an ancient ruby. probably ruby 1.6.8 (several years old).

redhat bites in this respect.

you'll want to install 1.8.5 iff possible.

regards.

-a