Bugs item #28385, was opened at 2010-07-14 17:40 You can respond by visiting: http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=575&aid=28385&group_id=126
Category: `gem install` command Group: None >Status: Open Resolution: Rejected Priority: 3 Submitted By: Roger Pack (rogerdpack) Assigned to: Nobody (None) Summary: gems with mkrf_conf.rb extensions fail to build when installed into a ruby in a directory name that includes spaces Initial Comment: C:\installs\a space\ruby_1_9_2_installed\bin>gem install rdp-rb-readline Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing rdp-rb-readline: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. "C:/installs/a space/ruby_1_9_2_installed/bin/ruby.exe" mkrf_conf.rb "C:/installs/a space/ruby_1_9_2_installed/bin/ruby.exe" -rubygems C:/installs/a space/ruby_1_9_2_installed/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rake-0.8.7/bin/rake RUBYARCHDIR="C:/installs/a space/ruby_1_9_2_installed/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rdp-rb-readline-0.2.0.1/lib" RUBYLIBDIR="C:/installs/a space/ruby_1_9_2_installed/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rdp-rb-readline-0.2.0.1/lib" C:/installs/a space/ruby_1_9_2_installed/bin/ruby.exe: No such file or directory -- C:/installs/a (LoadError) Gem files will remain installed in C:/installs/a space/ruby_1_9_2_installed/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rdp-rb-readline-0.2.0.1 for inspection. Results logged to C:/installs/a space/ruby_1_9_2_installed/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rdp-rb-readline-0.2.0.1/ext/gem_make.out ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Roger Pack (rogerdpack) Date: 2010-11-13 16:53 Message: This is still a problem. How to reproduce: install ruby into a dir with space, install spork. Fails (spork installs fine elsewhere). Rubygems should be quoting the path. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Ryan Davis (zenspider) Date: 2010-11-13 04:12 Message: What does this have to do with rubygems? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=575&aid=28385&group_id=126 _______________________________________________ Rubygems-developers mailing list http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubygems Rubygems-developers@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rubygems-developers