The error appears because of Gem#find_home(rubygems.rb line 498) method not working with unicode characters which can be present in your homedir path(and in your case they definitely are). That method reads the followig environment variables: 'HOME', 'USERPROFILE', ['HOMEDRIVE'+'HOMEPATH'].
This homepath is used to define @update_cache variable(spec_fetcher.rb line 46): @update_cache = File.stat(Gem.user_home).uid == Process.uid with related consequences. I think you should reset your gem.bat to default and only use your version when needed. Also you can just undefine HOMEPATH environment variable before using gem utility: (windows -- Start->Run->cmd) set HOMEPATH= gem install <somegem> <...> After closing cmd-session this variable would be set to default automatically. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- 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.
