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dierkpolzin
7,380 PointsHow to install ruby gem wordmove on OS X 10.11? ERROR: While executing gem ... (Errno::EPERM)
ERROR: While executing gem ... (Errno::EPERM) Operation not permitted - /usr/bin/wordmove
3 Answers
dierkpolzin
7,380 PointsThis is part of the solution when you are receiving the "Operation not permitted" error.
<pre><code>``` $ mkdir -p $HOME/Software/ruby $ export GEM_HOME=$HOME/Software/ruby $ gem install wordmove [...] 1 gem installed $ export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/Software/ruby/bin $ wordmove --version
</code></pre>
You will need to add the export commands to your .bashrc in the home directory.. or if you use tcsh or csh you will need to use :
<pre><code>
setenv GEM_HOME $HOME/Software/ruby
set path=($HOME/Software/ruby/bin $path)
</code></pre>
dierkpolzin
7,380 PointsThanks I will take a look... but just finishing off this permission issue fixed the result along with above.
chown -R myusername /Library/Ruby
This finished the issue and it works now.
wordmove --version 1.3.1
Luke Pettway
16,593 PointsSee if this Stack Overflow issue helps you any: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32891965/error-while-executing-gem-errnoeperm-operation-not-permitted
It seems to be a permissions issue. Use sudo before gem install or try the other method recommended in the post.