Hello all,
I''m just getting started with rails. I''m trying to install it
on a CentOS 4.2 (i.e. Red Hat Enterprise 4.2) x86_64 system.
The OS install is brand new. Ruby version is:
# ruby --version
ruby 1.8.1 (2003-12-25) [x86_64-linux-gnu]
Gem:
# gem --version
0.8.11
When I attempt to install rails, I get this:
# gem install rails --include-dependencies
Attempting local installation of ''rails''
Local gem file not found: rails*.gem
Attempting remote installation of ''rails''
Updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org
ERROR: While executing gem ... (Zlib::GzipFile::CRCError)
invalid compressed data -- crc error
In searching list archives, etc, someone suggested it might
be an issue with i386 vs x86_64 zlib, but the presence of
the i386 zlib (and it''s -devel package) makes no difference
in the error generated.
Also, pulling down the .gem file and trying a local install
produces the same error. :-p
So... what am I doing wrong here? Or what package am I
missing? Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Cary
--
Cary Collett - cary@ratatosk.org - http://cary.ratatosk.org/
Myth is more individual and expresses life more precisely
than does science. -- C. G. Jung
This is probably not the direct cause but I''d upgrade your Ruby to 1.8.2 or 1.8.4 whichever is easier for you. I don''t think Ruby 1.8.1 is even a supported version for use with Rails 1.0. On 1/3/06, Cary Collett <cary@ratatosk.org> wrote:> > Hello all, > > > I''m just getting started with rails. I''m trying to install it > on a CentOS 4.2 (i.e. Red Hat Enterprise 4.2) x86_64 system. > > The OS install is brand new. Ruby version is: > > # ruby --version > ruby 1.8.1 (2003-12-25) [x86_64-linux-gnu] > > Gem: > > # gem --version > 0.8.11 > > When I attempt to install rails, I get this: > > # gem install rails --include-dependencies > Attempting local installation of ''rails'' > Local gem file not found: rails*.gem > Attempting remote installation of ''rails'' > Updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org > ERROR: While executing gem ... (Zlib::GzipFile::CRCError) > invalid compressed data -- crc error > > > In searching list archives, etc, someone suggested it might > be an issue with i386 vs x86_64 zlib, but the presence of > the i386 zlib (and it''s -devel package) makes no difference > in the error generated. > > Also, pulling down the .gem file and trying a local install > produces the same error. :-p > > So... what am I doing wrong here? Or what package am I > missing? Any help would be much appreciated! > > > Thanks, > Cary > > -- > Cary Collett - cary@ratatosk.org - http://cary.ratatosk.org/ > > Myth is more individual and expresses life more precisely > than does science. -- C. G. Jung > > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >
I don''t think the ruby version is the issue. I tried installing several older versions of Rails (from the 0.13 and 0.14 series) and get the same error in each case. Also, there is no RPM for 1.8.2/4 and I''d really rather avoid having to maintain ruby separately from everything else which I can maintain via yum and rpm. Cary Frank Hale (frankhale1@gmail.com) wrote:> This is probably not the direct cause but I''d upgrade your Ruby to > 1.8.2 or 1.8.4 whichever is easier for you. I don''t think Ruby 1.8.1 > is even a supported version for use with Rails 1.0. > > On 1/3/06, Cary Collett <cary@ratatosk.org> wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > I''m just getting started with rails. I''m trying to install it > > on a CentOS 4.2 (i.e. Red Hat Enterprise 4.2) x86_64 system. > > > > The OS install is brand new. Ruby version is: > > > > # ruby --version > > ruby 1.8.1 (2003-12-25) [x86_64-linux-gnu] > > > > Gem: > > > > # gem --version > > 0.8.11 > > > > When I attempt to install rails, I get this: > > > > # gem install rails --include-dependencies > > Attempting local installation of ''rails'' > > Local gem file not found: rails*.gem > > Attempting remote installation of ''rails'' > > Updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org > > ERROR: While executing gem ... (Zlib::GzipFile::CRCError) > > invalid compressed data -- crc error > > > > > > In searching list archives, etc, someone suggested it might > > be an issue with i386 vs x86_64 zlib, but the presence of > > the i386 zlib (and it''s -devel package) makes no difference > > in the error generated. > > > > Also, pulling down the .gem file and trying a local install > > produces the same error. :-p > > > > So... what am I doing wrong here? Or what package am I > > missing? Any help would be much appreciated! > > > > > > Thanks, > > Cary > > > > -- > > Cary Collett - cary@ratatosk.org - http://cary.ratatosk.org/ > > > > Myth is more individual and expresses life more precisely > > than does science. -- C. G. Jung > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rails mailing list > > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >-- Cary Collett - cary@ratatosk.org - http://cary.ratatosk.org/ Myth is more individual and expresses life more precisely than does science. -- C. G. Jung
I don''t think Ruby 1.8.1 is causing the CRC problem. Somebody with a little more experience needs to chip in here. I believe Rails does not run (fully) on an older Ruby such as version 1.8.1. On 1/3/06, Cary Collett <cary@ratatosk.org> wrote:> > I don''t think the ruby version is the issue. I tried installing > several older versions of Rails (from the 0.13 and 0.14 series) > and get the same error in each case. > > Also, there is no RPM for 1.8.2/4 and I''d really rather avoid > having to maintain ruby separately from everything else which > I can maintain via yum and rpm. > > > Cary > > > Frank Hale (frankhale1@gmail.com) wrote: > > > This is probably not the direct cause but I''d upgrade your Ruby to > > 1.8.2 or 1.8.4 whichever is easier for you. I don''t think Ruby 1.8.1 > > is even a supported version for use with Rails 1.0. > > > > On 1/3/06, Cary Collett <cary@ratatosk.org> wrote: > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > > > > I''m just getting started with rails. I''m trying to install it > > > on a CentOS 4.2 (i.e. Red Hat Enterprise 4.2) x86_64 system. > > > > > > The OS install is brand new. Ruby version is: > > > > > > # ruby --version > > > ruby 1.8.1 (2003-12-25) [x86_64-linux-gnu] > > > > > > Gem: > > > > > > # gem --version > > > 0.8.11 > > > > > > When I attempt to install rails, I get this: > > > > > > # gem install rails --include-dependencies > > > Attempting local installation of ''rails'' > > > Local gem file not found: rails*.gem > > > Attempting remote installation of ''rails'' > > > Updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org > > > ERROR: While executing gem ... (Zlib::GzipFile::CRCError) > > > invalid compressed data -- crc error > > > > > > > > > In searching list archives, etc, someone suggested it might > > > be an issue with i386 vs x86_64 zlib, but the presence of > > > the i386 zlib (and it''s -devel package) makes no difference > > > in the error generated. > > > > > > Also, pulling down the .gem file and trying a local install > > > produces the same error. :-p > > > > > > So... what am I doing wrong here? Or what package am I > > > missing? Any help would be much appreciated! > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Cary > > > > > > -- > > > Cary Collett - cary@ratatosk.org - http://cary.ratatosk.org/ > > > > > > Myth is more individual and expresses life more precisely > > > than does science. -- C. G. Jung > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Rails mailing list > > > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rails mailing list > > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > > > -- > Cary Collett - cary@ratatosk.org - http://cary.ratatosk.org/ > > Myth is more individual and expresses life more precisely > than does science. -- C. G. Jung > > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >
Frank Hale (frankhale1@gmail.com) wrote:> This is probably not the direct cause but I''d upgrade your Ruby to > 1.8.2 or 1.8.4 whichever is easier for you. I don''t think Ruby 1.8.1 > is even a supported version for use with Rails 1.0.Well, interestingly, when I did an install of ruby from source (and installed gem) it installed rails with no problem. So, that works at least. Though why the RPM of 1.8.1 can''t install any version of rails is still a mystery. Thanks, Cary
What version of Ruby did you install from source? On 1/3/06, Cary Collett <cary@ratatosk.org> wrote:> Frank Hale (frankhale1@gmail.com) wrote: > > > This is probably not the direct cause but I''d upgrade your Ruby to > > 1.8.2 or 1.8.4 whichever is easier for you. I don''t think Ruby 1.8.1 > > is even a supported version for use with Rails 1.0. > > > Well, interestingly, when I did an install of ruby from source (and > installed gem) it installed rails with no problem. > > So, that works at least. Though why the RPM of 1.8.1 can''t install > any version of rails is still a mystery. > > > Thanks, > Cary > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >
1.8.4. Frank Hale (frankhale1@gmail.com) wrote:> What version of Ruby did you install from source? > > On 1/3/06, Cary Collett <cary@ratatosk.org> wrote: > > > > Well, interestingly, when I did an install of ruby from source (and > > installed gem) it installed rails with no problem. > > > > So, that works at least. Though why the RPM of 1.8.1 can''t install > > any version of rails is still a mystery. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Cary
If it works with the hand compiled 1.8.4 then why not use that? I''m using 1.8.4 with Rails 1.0 and it''s been fine from what I''ve seen. Sure you break RPM integrity (that being bad) but you could optionally look for a more current version of Ruby. I don''t understand why these binary based distro''s love to ship old versions software and then never provide more recent packages. I''ve ran into this alot with various binary packaged distros which is why I don''t use them anymore. Source based has provided much more flexibility when it comes to newer versions of software. On 1/3/06, Cary Collett <cary@ratatosk.org> wrote:> > 1.8.4. > > > Frank Hale (frankhale1@gmail.com) wrote: > > > What version of Ruby did you install from source? > > > > On 1/3/06, Cary Collett <cary@ratatosk.org> wrote: > > > > > > Well, interestingly, when I did an install of ruby from source (and > > > installed gem) it installed rails with no problem. > > > > > > So, that works at least. Though why the RPM of 1.8.1 can''t install > > > any version of rails is still a mystery. > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Cary > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >
Frank Hale (frankhale1@gmail.com) wrote:> If it works with the hand compiled 1.8.4 then why not use that? I''m > using 1.8.4 with Rails 1.0 and it''s been fine from what I''ve seen. > Sure you break RPM integrity (that being bad) but you could optionally > look for a more current version of Ruby. I don''t understand why these > binary based distro''s love to ship old versions software and then > never provide more recent packages. I''ve ran into this alot with > various binary packaged distros which is why I don''t use them anymore. > Source based has provided much more flexibility when it comes to newer > versions of software. >I probably will at this point - and I have the same gripe about not being able to get recent versions. I understand that they want to create a stable target for third parties, but they should at least provide the option to keep at lesat non-critical stuff current, if you ask me. Cary
After doing some searching on google I see quite alot of newer versions of Ruby in various RPM based distros. Maybe you could rebuild one of the SRC RPM''s for CentOS. I am not sure what problems you may or may not have with this but if it were me I''d try looking for a RPM Spec of Ruby and building my own 1.8.4 RPM from that. If one has a RPM Spec of Ruby then I''m sure it wouldn''t be all that difficult to hand roll a 1.8.4 RPM, Ruby has few dependencies. There is a SRC RPM for Ruby 1.8.2 at : http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/15/pakman/4211/com/R%20P%20Herrold%20%3Cinfo_owlriver_com%3E.html On 1/3/06, Cary Collett <cary@ratatosk.org> wrote:> Frank Hale (frankhale1@gmail.com) wrote: > > > If it works with the hand compiled 1.8.4 then why not use that? I''m > > using 1.8.4 with Rails 1.0 and it''s been fine from what I''ve seen. > > Sure you break RPM integrity (that being bad) but you could optionally > > look for a more current version of Ruby. I don''t understand why these > > binary based distro''s love to ship old versions software and then > > never provide more recent packages. I''ve ran into this alot with > > various binary packaged distros which is why I don''t use them anymore. > > Source based has provided much more flexibility when it comes to newer > > versions of software. > > > > I probably will at this point - and I have the same gripe about not > being able to get recent versions. > > I understand that they want to create a stable target for third parties, > but they should at least provide the option to keep at lesat non-critical > stuff current, if you ask me. > > > Cary > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >
I ended up finding spec file for 1.8.3 for FC3 and was able to modify that to build the various RPMs for 1.8.4 on CentOS 4.2-x86_64. The only hitch I ran into was that ruby refused to find the rbconfig.rb file - apparently because it was under /usr/lib64 and not /usr/lib. I fixed this by sym linking /usr/lib/ruby to /usr/lib64/ruby. (Various fiddles in the .spec file didn''t help with this.) Once I did that I was able to install gem and then rails without a hitch. If anyone wants these RPMs, let me know and I can put them up somewhere. Thanks to Frank for the suggestion to do this in the first place. :-) Cary Frank Hale (frankhale1@gmail.com) wrote:> After doing some searching on google I see quite alot of newer > versions of Ruby in various RPM based distros. Maybe you could rebuild > one of the SRC RPM''s for CentOS. I am not sure what problems you may > or may not have with this but if it were me I''d try looking for a RPM > Spec of Ruby and building my own 1.8.4 RPM from that. If one has a RPM > Spec of Ruby then I''m sure it wouldn''t be all that difficult to hand > roll a 1.8.4 RPM, Ruby has few dependencies. >
can you send me the RPM spec file? I want to install Fedora in a VMware player and I want to have an up to date Ruby. =) frankhale @ gmail . com thanks On 1/3/06, Cary Collett <cary@ratatosk.org> wrote:> > I ended up finding spec file for 1.8.3 for FC3 and was able > to modify that to build the various RPMs for 1.8.4 on > CentOS 4.2-x86_64. The only hitch I ran into was that ruby > refused to find the rbconfig.rb file - apparently because > it was under /usr/lib64 and not /usr/lib. I fixed this > by sym linking /usr/lib/ruby to /usr/lib64/ruby. (Various > fiddles in the .spec file didn''t help with this.) > > Once I did that I was able to install gem and then rails > without a hitch. > > If anyone wants these RPMs, let me know and I can put > them up somewhere. > > Thanks to Frank for the suggestion to do this in the > first place. :-) > > > Cary > > > Frank Hale (frankhale1@gmail.com) wrote: > > > After doing some searching on google I see quite alot of newer > > versions of Ruby in various RPM based distros. Maybe you could rebuild > > one of the SRC RPM''s for CentOS. I am not sure what problems you may > > or may not have with this but if it were me I''d try looking for a RPM > > Spec of Ruby and building my own 1.8.4 RPM from that. If one has a RPM > > Spec of Ruby then I''m sure it wouldn''t be all that difficult to hand > > roll a 1.8.4 RPM, Ruby has few dependencies. > > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >