I'm not convinced this is a "spaces in the name" issue. I think it is more likely a privileges/UAC issue. Vista and Win7 are very paranoid about allowing anyone except the trusted installer to write files to the Program Files directory.
If you explicitly run the command prompt as administrator, does the issue still occur? -- Will Green http://hotgazpacho.org/ On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:37 PM, Jim Deville <[email protected]> wrote: > Please file a bug with us and i'll investigate to see if MRI acts > identically. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Ryall <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:26 PM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] [ANN] IronRuby 0.9.2 Released > > > igem fails to install gems to the default install location (c:\Program > Files\IronRuby 0.9.2) presumably because of the spaces. > > I can't recall the exact error message but something about "invalid > characters in the path". > > It seems fine if you install ironruby to a path that doesn't contain > spaces. > > Not sure whether this is a bug with rubygems or ironruby? Something > should be escaping the space characters or wrapping in quotes. > > On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 5:11 AM, Jim Deville <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I’ll investigate. > > > > > > > > Tracking here: > > http://ironruby.codeplex.com/WorkItem/View.aspx?WorkItemId=2969 > > > > > > > > JD > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jimmy > Schementi > > Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:53 AM > > > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] [ANN] IronRuby 0.9.2 Released > > > > > > > > Jim, could we do a non-admin installer that puts the files in the user > > directory? > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] > > [[email protected]] on behalf of Dominic Sisneros > > [[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:22 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] [ANN] IronRuby 0.9.2 Released > > > > Thanks for this release. One problem with the MSI install is that it is > > requiring admin rights to install. This is not an option for me. > > > > thanks for all the hard work > > > > Dominic > > > > On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Jimmy Schementi > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The IronRuby team is pleased to announce version 0.9.2! > > > > http://ironruby.net/download > > Direct download link: > > > http://ironruby.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=33693#DownloadId=90621 > > > > As IronRuby approaches 1.0, these 0.9.x releases contain important bug > fixes > > and enhancements that IronRuby users request; this release fixes/closes > > 44 bugs. For more information see: > > http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=41087. > > > > This release is the first to give IronRuby a MSI-based installer for > > Windows. > > Try it out and let us know if it does not install on your system. > > > > As always, if you encounter any issues with IronRuby please report it > here: > > http://ironruby.codeplex.com/WorkItem/Create.aspx. > > _______________________________________________ > > Ironruby-core mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ironruby-core mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ironruby-core mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core > > _______________________________________________ > Ironruby-core mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core >
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