[Rubygems-developers] [ rubygems-Bugs-28033 ] gem unpack fails as non-privileged user

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Bugs item #28033, was opened at 2010-03-30 23:12
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Category: `gem` commands (other)
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 3
Submitted By: Mathieu Sauve-Frankel (kisoku)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: gem unpack fails as non-privileged user

Initial Comment:
Rubygems::Installer when called with options[:unpack] will always attempt 
to create the default gem directory, even when running as a non-privileged
user. As Rubygems::Commands::UnpackCommand does not have the --user-install
option included, it is not longer possible to unpack gems as a user who
does not have write access to @gem_home. 

See line 136 of lib/rubygems/installer.rb


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