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gem install git-up no longer working in El Capitan


After upgrating to OS "El Capitan" I noticed that git-up was no longer installed. I tried to install by:

~ 🍺 gem install git-up
ERROR:  While executing gem ... (Errno::EACCES)
Permission denied - /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/git-up-0.5.12/bin/git-up
~ 🍺 

Mal El Capitan


Solution

  • After digging in I found the directory is owned by a user other than myself. (/Library/Ruby/Gems/.. is installed by Apple as part of Mac OS X.)

    So I simply used brew to get install my own ruby and bingo!

    ~ 🍺 brew update
    ~ 🍺 brew install ruby
    

    Then I could run:

    ~ 🍺 gem install git-up
    ...
    6 gems installed
    

    I started this post as a question but ended with a solution. I hope this helps.