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Re: Where to put .gem file in Windows in order to install

dummy@example.com (tjobrien17) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:57:09 +0000

Thanks so much. I installed it as you suggested and it worked!

Re: Where to put .gem file in Windows in order to install

dummy@example.com (Javix) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:31:17 +0000

You should not start IRB session to install a gem. Just navigate to the folder containing the gem to be installed and hit gem install --local:

- Hit cmd in the 'Start-Execute' to enter the Windows terminal window
C:\Documents and Settings\yourUserName>
cd gem_folder
gem install mechanize --local

ATTENTION, very often a gem has run time dependencies (other gem to install with). Check it in the corresponding dependency section and download all of them. In your case here they are:

Runtime Dependencies

    domain_name >= 0.5.1, ~> 0.5
    mime-types >= 1.17.2, ~> 1.17
    net-http-digest_auth >= 1.1.1, ~> 1.1
    net-http-persistent >= 2.5.2, ~> 2.5
    nokogiri ~> 1.4
    ntlm-http >= 0.1.1, ~> 0.1
    webrobots >= 0.0.9, ~> 0.0

Where to put .gem file in Windows in order to install

dummy@example.com (tjobrien17) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:26:13 +0000

I am running Windows 7 and am trying to install the Mechanize gem. I have downloaded the .gem file from here:

http://rubygems.org/gems/mechanize

Now I don't know where in my file tree I should save it so that Ruby will recognize it when I attempt to install it.

I tried saving it in the general file C:\Ruby193 and got this message on attempting to install:

irb(main):001:0> gem install mechanize
NameError: undefined local variable or method `mechanize' for main:Object
from (irb):1
from C:/Ruby193/bin/irb:12:in `

I am an idiot when it comes to stuff like this and I could really use some help. Thanks!