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Old 12-24-2007, 01:36 PM   #1
Bartee
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Trying to install Ruby gems with setup.rb - how to make it run


I am setting up my 1st linux box.

Ruby 1.8.5 is installed and I can get version from command line.

Downloading Gems. There is a file setup.rb that is to be run to install gems.

I have tried several things and cannot get it to run.

What to do ???
 
Old 12-24-2007, 01:40 PM   #2
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First, make sure it's executable. If it isn't, make it so with: chmod +x setup.rb.

Then, ./setub.rb to run it.
 
Old 12-24-2007, 01:49 PM   #3
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OK, it executed but got this....

line 272: syntax error: unexpected end of file

272 is past the last line of code....

Any Ideas would be appreciated...

Learning fast...
 
  


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