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[ BUILD # : RC-2 ] [ JDK VERSION : 1.6.0_07 ] When informed by the IDE during debugger startup that the ruby-debug-ide gem is required for debugging, if ruby is installed globally and the user chooses to install the proper ruby-debug-ide, the gem installer requires a root password and does not allow the user to install the gem locally.
What exactly do you mean by 'locally'? If you set GEM_HOME to user-writable directory, NetBeans should install it without using sudo. Or do you mena that you would like to choose to which repository to install the gem, when using multiple RubyGems repositories configuration (GEM_HOME + GEM_PATH)?
This bug still exists in 6.5.1. The problem is that under Ubuntu 8.10, when the system asks for the user to enter an administrative password, the system takes the password and tries, but always fails. No matter how carefully you enter the superuser password for the sudo call, NB comes back and says the password is invalid and therefore, you cannot add the gem to the system.
Hi Eric. I've just tried this and it worked for me (using *root* password). Is this, a bit old issue, still a valid for you? If not, reopen, thanks.