Hi, I''m having a very strange error I''ve never seen before when I try: gem install mongrel Here is the output with --debug turned on: root@hebrardmedia:~/software/ruby.1.8.6/ruby-1.8.6# gem install mongrel --debug Exception `NameError'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ command_manager.rb:133 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::InstallCommand Exception `Gem::LoadError'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/ rubygems.rb:499 - Could not find RubyGem sources (> 0.0.1) Exception `IOError'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ format.rb:50 - closed stream Exception `Errno::EEXIST'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243 - File exists - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1 Exception `Errno::EEXIST'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243 - File exists - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1/ test Exception `Errno::EEXIST'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243 - File exists - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1/ test Exception `Errno::EEXIST'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243 - File exists - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1/ test Exception `Errno::EEXIST'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243 - File exists - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1/ test Exception `Errno::EEXIST'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243 - File exists - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1 Exception `Errno::EEXIST'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243 - File exists - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1 Exception `Errno::EEXIST'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243 - File exists - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1/ext/ fastthread Exception `Errno::EEXIST'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243 - File exists - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1/ext/ fastthread Exception `Errno::EEXIST'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243 - File exists - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1 Exception `Errno::EEXIST'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243 - File exists - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1 Building native extensions. This could take a while... Exception `Errno::ENOMEM'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/ rubygems/ext/builder.rb:48 - Cannot allocate memory - /usr/local/bin/ ruby extconf.rb install mongrel --debug 2>&1 Exception `Gem::Installer::ExtensionBuildError'' at /usr/local/lib/ruby/ site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/installer.rb:410 - ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. /usr/local/bin/ruby extconf.rb install mongrel --debug Gem files will remain installed in /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ fastthread-1.0.1 for inspection. Results logged to /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1/ ext/fastthread/gem_make.out ERROR: Error installing mongrel: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. /usr/local/bin/ruby extconf.rb install mongrel --debug Gem files will remain installed in /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ fastthread-1.0.1 for inspection. Results logged to /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1/ ext/fastthread/gem_make.out root@hebrardmedia:~/software/ruby.1.8.6/ruby-1.8.6# I''m running Ubunutu 7.04 with ruby 1.8.6 and gems 1.1.0. I hope there is any easy fix for this :/ Debian/Ubuntu and ruby just never play nice! Thanks in advance, Johnny. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---