help with rubygems

[somebitch]

I just installed rubygems and I am trying to install rails using the gem command.

When I type gem install rails, I get the following error:
[root@****box rubygems-1.1.1]# gem install rails
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require': no such file to load -- zlib (LoadError)
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/package.rb:10
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/format.rb:9
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/installer.rb:11
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:3
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:4
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:139:in `load_and_instantiate'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:64:in `[]'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:117:in `find_command'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:103:in `process_args'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:74:in `run'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem_runner.rb:39:in `run'
from /usr/local/bin/gem:24

[root@****box rubygems-1.1.1]# gem env
RubyGems Environment:
- RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.1.1
- RUBY VERSION: 1.8.7 (2008-06-20 patchlevel 22) [i686-linux]
- INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8
- RUBY EXECUTABLE: /usr/local/bin/ruby
- RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:
- ruby
- x86-linux
- GEM PATHS:
- /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8
- GEM CONFIGURATION:
- :update_sources => true
- :verbose => true
- :benchmark => false
- :backtrace => false
- :bulk_threshold => 1000
- REMOTE SOURCES:
- http://gems.rubyforge.org

Please help. :(

[somebitch]

I fixed this. I was missing some libs. I updated and reinstalled. I can't believe how many problems I have had trying to get this to work but it is finally working.