Bugs item #27324, was opened at 2009-10-21 02:41
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Category: `gem install` command
Group: v1.3.x
Status: Closed
Resolution: None
Priority: 3
Submitted By: Thomas Preymesser (thopre)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: string contains null byte
Initial Comment:
Hello,
i get this error when i try to install rails.
Many other gems can be installed without problems.
$ sudo gem install rails --backtrace
ERROR: While executing gem ... (ArgumentError)
string contains null byte
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/package/tar_reader/entry.rb:66:in
`join'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/package/tar_reader/entry.rb:66:in
`full_name'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:32:in
`block in initialize'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/package/tar_reader.rb:63:in
`block in each'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/package/tar_reader.rb:54:in
`loop'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/package/tar_reader.rb:54:in
`each'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:31:in
`initialize'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:16:in
`new'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:16:in
`open'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/package.rb:56:in
`open'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/format.rb:67:in
`from_io'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/format.rb:51:in
`block in from_file_by_path'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/format.rb:50:in
`open'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/format.rb:50:in
`from_file_by_path'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/installer.rb:119:in
`initialize'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:239:in
`new'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:239:in
`block in install'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:222:in
`each'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:222:in
`install'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:118:in
`block in execute'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:115:in
`each'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:115:in
`execute'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/command.rb:257:in
`invoke'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/command_manager.rb:132:in
`process_args'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/command_manager.rb:102:in
`run'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5/lib/rubygems/gem_runner.rb:58:in
`run'
/usr/local/bin/gem:21:in `<main>'
$ gem env
RubyGems Environment:
- RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.5
- RUBY VERSION: 1.9.2 (2009-10-21 patchlevel -1) [i686-linux]
- INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1
- RUBYGEMS PREFIX: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubygems-update-1.3.5
- RUBY EXECUTABLE: /usr/local/bin/ruby
- EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: /usr/local/bin
- RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:
- ruby
- x86-linux
- GEM PATHS:
- /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1
- /home/tp/.gem/ruby/1.9.1
- GEM CONFIGURATION:
- :update_sources => true
- :verbose => true
- :benchmark => false
- :backtrace => false
- :bulk_threshold => 1000
- :sources => ["http://gems.rubyforge.org/";]
- "rdoc" => "--inline-source --line-numbers --format=html --template=hanna"
- REMOTE SOURCES:
- http://gems.rubyforge.org/
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>Comment By: Eric Hodel (drbrain)
Date: 2011-01-14 17:04
Message:
You have corrupt downloads.
This is either an issue with your network or your filesystem.
Try removing the cache/ directory from your gem paths.
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Comment By: Jan-Jan vdVyver (iibtrih)
Date: 2011-01-14 11:28
Message:
I have a similar error for both installing bundler and rails:
$ gem install bundler --backtrace
ERROR: While executing gem ... (Zlib::DataError)
invalid block type
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:215:in
`finish'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:215:in
`ensure in zipped_stream'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:215:in
`zipped_stream'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:122:in
`block in each'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_reader.rb:64:in
`block in each'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_reader.rb:55:in
`loop'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_reader.rb:55:in
`each'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:120:in
`each'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/format.rb:67:in
`block in from_io'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:19:in
`open'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package.rb:58:in
`open'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/format.rb:63:in
`from_io'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/format.rb:51:in
`block in from_file_by_path'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/format.rb:50:in
`open'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/format.rb:50:in
`from_file_by_path'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/installer.rb:118:in
`initialize'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:264:in
`new'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:264:in
`block in install'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:247:in
`each'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:247:in
`install'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:119:in
`block in execute'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:116:in
`each'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:116:in
`execute'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/command.rb:270:in
`invoke'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/command_manager.rb:134:in
`process_args'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/command_manager.rb:104:in
`run'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/gem_runner.rb:58:in
`run'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/bin/gem:25:in `<main>'
$ gem install rails --backtrace
ERROR: While executing gem ... (ArgumentError)
string contains null byte
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_reader/entry.rb:66:in
`join'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_reader/entry.rb:66:in
`full_name'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:33:in
`block in initialize'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_reader.rb:64:in
`block in each'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_reader.rb:55:in
`loop'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_reader.rb:55:in
`each'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:32:in
`initialize'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:17:in
`new'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package/tar_input.rb:17:in
`open'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/package.rb:58:in
`open'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/format.rb:63:in
`from_io'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/format.rb:51:in
`block in from_file_by_path'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/format.rb:50:in
`open'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/format.rb:50:in
`from_file_by_path'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/installer.rb:118:in
`initialize'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:264:in
`new'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:264:in
`block in install'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:247:in
`each'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:247:in
`install'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:119:in
`block in execute'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:116:in
`each'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:116:in
`execute'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/command.rb:270:in
`invoke'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/command_manager.rb:134:in
`process_args'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/command_manager.rb:104:in
`run'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/gem_runner.rb:58:in
`run'
/Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/bin/gem:25:in `<main>'
$ gem env
RubyGems Environment:
- RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.7
- RUBY VERSION: 1.9.2 (2010-12-25 patchlevel 136) [x86_64-darwin10.6.0]
- INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /Users/iibtrih/.rvm/gems/ruby-head
- RUBY EXECUTABLE: /Users/iibtrih/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/bin/ruby
- EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: /Users/iibtrih/.rvm/gems/ruby-head/bin
- RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:
- ruby
- x86_64-darwin-10
- GEM PATHS:
- /Users/iibtrih/.rvm/gems/ruby-head
- /Users/iibtrih/.rvm/gems/ruby-head@global
- GEM CONFIGURATION:
- :update_sources => true
- :verbose => true
- :benchmark => false
- :backtrace => false
- :bulk_threshold => 1000
- REMOTE SOURCES:
- http://rubygems.org/
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Comment By: Ryan Davis (zenspider)
Date: 2010-11-12 14:46
Message:
This ticket has been deemed stale and we're closing it in order to catch up
with our ticket list. If you think it is still valid, please reopen.
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