When installing rubygems in Suse linux , I get:
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/custom_require<wbr></wbr>.rb:21:in
`require__': No such file to load -- zlib
(LoadError)
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/custom_require<wbr></wbr>.rb:21:in
`require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/package.rb:9
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/custom_require<wbr></wbr>.rb:21:in
`require__'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/custom_require<wbr></wbr>.rb:21:in
`require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/builder.rb:1
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/custom_require<wbr></wbr>.rb:21:in
`require__'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/custom_require<wbr></wbr>.rb:21:in
`require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems.rb:61:in `manage_gems'
... 7 levels...
from setup.rb:887:in `exec_install'
from setup.rb:705:in `invoke'
from setup.rb:674:in `invoke'
from setup.rb:1352
and follow that is how I fixed it:
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/custom_require<wbr></wbr>.rb:21:in
`require__': No such file to load -- zlib
(LoadError)
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/custom_require<wbr></wbr>.rb:21:in
`require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/package.rb:9
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/custom_require<wbr></wbr>.rb:21:in
`require__'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/custom_require<wbr></wbr>.rb:21:in
`require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/builder.rb:1
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/custom_require<wbr></wbr>.rb:21:in
`require__'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems/custom_require<wbr></wbr>.rb:21:in
`require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby<wbr></wbr>/1.8/rubygems.rb:61:in `manage_gems'
... 7 levels...
from setup.rb:887:in `exec_install'
from setup.rb:705:in `invoke'
from setup.rb:674:in `invoke'
from setup.rb:1352
and follow that is how I fixed it:
rpm -e --nodeps ruby
tar -zxvf ruby-1.8.2.tar.gz
cd ruby-1.8.2
./configure --prefix /usr
make
su
make install
Installing zlib-devel package using Suse Yast management Center
tar -zxvf rubygems-xxxx.tar.gz
cd rubygems-xxxx
ruby ./setup.rb
Should work now