It doesn't really matter and primarily depends on your execution environment. If you `sudo gem install ...` it will put them in the system gem directory, if you are installing them as a user, it will give you that error and create a .gem directory in your home directory. What's important is that the gems are available to the user that the app will run under, though if you use the environment.rb method (typically "config.gem ..."), you can install all of the gems to that user's environment upon deployment via rake gems:install.
At any rate, you should never have to use a mode of 777. If you think you do, you're likely Doing It Wrong. -eric On Sep 17, 5:55 pm, catel1 <[email protected]> wrote: > I am new to Solaris and new to Ruby. When I install some gem file > using > gem install, I get this warning. I'd like to make these gems available > globally: > > bash-3.00$ gem install thor > WARNING: Installing to ~/.gem since /opt/coolstack/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 > and > /opt/coolstack/bin aren't both writable. > /opt/coolstack/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/installer.rb:149: > warning: Insecure world writable dir /opt/coolstack/lib/ruby in PATH, > mode 040777 > > Should I just chmod 777 /opt/coolstack/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 /opt/ > coolstack/bin > > or should I do something else? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
