It started with rb-activesupport, but seems to happen with every port that I have in ruby/ that uses gem as an installer. $ sudo port -v install rb-activesupport ---> Staging rb-activesupport into destroot . missing (directory not created: File exists) ./Applications missing (directory not created: File exists) ./Developer missing (directory not created: File exists) ./Library missing (directory not created: File exists) /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require': no such file to load -- sources (LoadError) from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/source_info_cache.rb:6 from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/remote_installer.rb:12 from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:112:in `manage_gems' from /opt/local/bin/gem:10 Error: Target com.apple.destroot returned: shell command "/opt/local/bin/gem install --local --force --install-dir /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports_ruby_rb-activesupport/work/destroot/opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 /opt/local/var/db/dports/distfiles/ruby/activesupport-1.3.1" returned error 1 Command output: /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require': no such file to load -- sources (LoadError) from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/source_info_cache.rb:6 from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/remote_installer.rb:12 from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:112:in `manage_gems' from /opt/local/bin/gem:10 Warning: the following items did not execute (for rb-activesupport): com.apple.activate com.apple.destroot com.apple.install Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. trying to use /opt/local/bin/gem myself give similar errors. I'm not very familar with how rubygems works, so I don't know that I can debug this on my own right now. Any ideas? KR -- "Linux doesn't exist." -- Kieren O'Shaghnessy (Director of SCO Australia)