Rick, you nailed it. Many thanks. Seems the - was replaced for another similar character somewhere (I suspect Windows). Now works:
c:\testror\TreeSNPs_pub>gem install rails -v1.2.5 --include-dependencies INFO: `gem install -y` is now default and will be removed INFO: use --ignore-dependencies to install only the gems you list Successfully installed rails-1.2.5 1 gem installed Installing ri documentation for rails-1.2.5... Installing RDoc documentation for rails-1.2.5... Rick Denatale wrote: > 2009/7/1 S�bastien Cl�ment <rails-mailing-l...@andreas-s.net>: >> >> I updated gems just in case (gem update --system). >> >> After trying to install Rails v1.2.5, I got a different error message, >> but no more success: >> >> C:\testror>gem install rails -v 1.2.5 --include-dependencies >> INFO: �`gem install -y` is now default and will be removed >> INFO: �use --ignore-dependencies to install only the gems you list > > So you don't really need to specify --include-dependencies > >> Successfully installed rails-2.3.2 >> ERROR: �could not find gem �v locally or in a repository >> ERROR: �could not find gem 1.2.5 locally or in a repository > > Notice that gem is not parsing -v correctly. > > Is that really a - ? > > It's trying to install gems NAMED rails, �v, and 1.2.5 > -- > Rick DeNatale > > Blog: http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/ > Twitter: http://twitter.com/RickDeNatale > WWR: http://www.workingwithrails.com/person/9021-rick-denatale > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickdenatale -- 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 rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---