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Ruby

Posted by Gregg Mojica
Gregg Mojica
11,506 Points

JSON Gem Rails Error

Hey Guys, Every time I use a project that requires the son gem, I get the following error. I've ran bundle install, bundle update, gem install son, gem install son -v '1.8.0' and NOTHING works! It's driving me cray!

An error occurred while installing json (1.8.0), and Bundler cannot continue. Make sure that gem install json -v '1.8.0' succeeds before bundling.

I hope someone has a solution!

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
5,632 Points

What version of Ruby are you using?

Joseph Damiani
Joseph Damiani
1,066 Points

What version of Ruby did you install? If you installed the latest update then you need to downgrade. It worked for me by using 2.0.0p643.

Gregg Mojica
Gregg Mojica
11,506 Points

Using ruby version 2.2.0p0 (this is what I get from ruby -v): ruby 2.2.0p0 (2014-12-25 revision 49005) [x86_64-darwin14] How do I downgrade?

Joseph Damiani
Joseph Damiani
1,066 Points

Go to your Control Panel and uninstall the Ruby and reinstall another version.

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John Salzarulo
John Salzarulo
6,596 Points
John Salzarulo
John Salzarulo
6,596 Points

I'd recommend using "ruby env". Learning this has helped me manage ruby versions and dependencies.