[Rubygems-developers] [ rubygems-Bugs-27896 ] gem install failing because of permission errors

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Bugs item #27896, was opened at 2010-02-26 17:12
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Category: None
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 3
Submitted By: Matt Patterson (fidothe)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: gem install failing because of permission errors

Initial Comment:
1.3.6 seems to have broken the ability to install gems in your home directory...

matt$ gem install treetop
ERROR:  While executing gem ... (Gem::FilePermissionError)
    You don't have write permissions into the /usr/bin directory.

with 1.3.5 and earlier, this command would result in text saying something like "installed in ~/.gem because /usr/bin/ not writable" and a successfull install.


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