rbenv: 'find_spec_for_exe': can't find gem bundler (>= 0.a) with executable bundle (Gem::GemNotFoundException)

I’m new to rbenv (was using RVM for long time). Today I do clean uninstall of my RVM and install rbenv. I managed to install Ruby 2.5.1 without any issues.

But when I try to run bundle install for a project today, I got the following error:

'find_spec_for_exe': can't find gem bundler (>= 0.a) with executable bundle (Gem::GemNotFoundException)

Seems like something is broken with my bundler installation but I’m not sure what is wrong. Running gem install bundler with sudo doesn’t solve the problem. I tried running rbenv rehash as well but it didn’t work.

Here is the full trace:

$ echo $SHELL
/bin/zsh


$ which rvm
rvm not found


$ rbenv --version
rbenv 1.1.1


$ cat ~/.gemrc
gem: --no-document
install: --no-document
update: --no-document


$ rbenv versions
  system
* 2.5.1 (set by /Users/zulh/.rbenv/version)


$ ruby -v
ruby 2.5.1p57 (2018-03-29 revision 63029) [x86_64-darwin16]


$ which ruby
/Users/zulh/.rbenv/shims/ruby


$ gem env
RubyGems Environment:
  - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 2.7.6
  - RUBY VERSION: 2.5.1 (2018-03-29 patchlevel 57) [x86_64-darwin16]
  - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0
  - USER INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /Users/zulh/.gem/ruby/2.5.0
  - RUBY EXECUTABLE: /Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/bin/ruby
  - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: /Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/bin
  - SPEC CACHE DIRECTORY: /Users/zulh/.gem/specs
  - SYSTEM CONFIGURATION DIRECTORY: /Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/etc
  - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:
    - ruby
    - x86_64-darwin-16
  - GEM PATHS:
     - /Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0
     - /Users/zulh/.gem/ruby/2.5.0
  - GEM CONFIGURATION:
     - :update_sources => true
     - :verbose => true
     - :backtrace => false
     - :bulk_threshold => 1000
     - "gem" => "--no-document"
     - "install" => "--no-document"
     - "update" => "--no-document"
  - REMOTE SOURCES:
     - https://rubygems.org/
  - SHELL PATH:
     - /Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/bin
     - /usr/local/Cellar/rbenv/1.1.1/libexec
     - /Users/zulh/.rbenv/shims
     - /usr/local/bin
     - /Users/zulh/go/bin
     - /usr/local/bin
     - /Users/zulh/go/bin
     - /Users/zulh/.rbenv/shims
     - /usr/local/bin
     - /Users/zulh/go/bin
     - /Users/zulh/.rbenv/shims
     - /usr/local/bin
     - /Users/zulh/go/bin
     - /usr/local/bin
     - /usr/bin
     - /bin
     - /usr/sbin
     - /sbin
     - /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/Commands
     - /Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin
     - /Users/zulh/projects/tifig/build/tifig
     - /Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin
     - /Users/zulh/projects/tifig/build/tifig
     - /Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin
     - /Users/zulh/projects/tifig/build/tifig
     - /Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin
     - /Users/zulh/projects/tifig/build/tifig
     - /Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin


$ which bundler
/Users/zulh/.rbenv/shims/bundler


$ bundler --version
Traceback (most recent call last):
    2: from /Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/bin/bundler:23:in `<main>'
    1: from /Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/lib/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems.rb:308:in `activate_bin_path'
/Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/lib/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems.rb:289:in `find_spec_for_exe': can't find gem bundler (>= 0.a) with executable bundler (Gem::GemNotFoundException)


$ cd projects/www.ruby-lang.org


$ bundle install --without production
Traceback (most recent call last):
    2: from /Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/bin/bundle:23:in `<main>'
    1: from /Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/lib/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems.rb:308:in `activate_bin_path'
/Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/lib/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems.rb:289:in `find_spec_for_exe': can't find gem bundler (>= 0.a) with executable bundle (Gem::GemNotFoundException)


$ sudo gem install bundler
Password:
Successfully installed bundler-2.0.1
1 gem installed


$ which bundler
/Users/zulh/.rbenv/shims/bundler


$ bundler --version
Traceback (most recent call last):
    2: from /Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/bin/bundler:23:in `<main>'
    1: from /Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/lib/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems.rb:308:in `activate_bin_path'
/Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/lib/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems.rb:289:in `find_spec_for_exe': can't find gem bundler (>= 0.a) with executable bundler (Gem::GemNotFoundException)


$ bundle install --without production
Traceback (most recent call last):
    2: from /Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/bin/bundle:23:in `<main>'
    1: from /Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/lib/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems.rb:308:in `activate_bin_path'
/Users/zulh/.rbenv/versions/2.5.1/lib/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems.rb:289:in `find_spec_for_exe': can't find gem bundler (>= 0.a) with executable bundle (Gem::GemNotFoundException)

How to fix this issue?

Note: I’m using OSX 10.12.6

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State: closed
Created 5 years ago
Reactions: 13
Comments: 19 (3 by maintainers)

Commits related to this issue

Update gem to 2.7.9 New bundler doesn't work with old gem: https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv/issues/1138 — committed to TeBoring/protobuf by TeBoring 5 years ago
Update gem to 2.7.9 (#6265) New bundler doesn't work with old gem: https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv/issues/1138 — committed to protocolbuffers/protobuf by TeBoring 5 years ago
Bundler version set ref. https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv/issues/1138 — committed to travis-ci/travis-migrations by JaroslawSokol 5 years ago
Fix Travis Travis is using an older version of Ruby Gems which started having trouble installing Bundler. See rbenv/rbenv#1138 — committed to sass/dart-sass by nex3 5 years ago
Fix Travis Travis is using an older version of Ruby Gems which started having trouble installing Bundler. See rbenv/rbenv#1138 — committed to sass/dart-sass by nex3 5 years ago
Fix Travis (#809) Travis is using an older version of Ruby Gems which started having trouble installing Bundler. See rbenv/rbenv#1138 — committed to sass/dart-sass by nex3 5 years ago

Most upvoted comments

Can you try with gem i bundler -v 1.17.3 and bundle i on your project directory?

+296

hsbt on Jan 4, 2019

@zulhfreelancer @hsbt anwser here: https://bundler.io/blog/2019/01/04/an-update-on-the-bundler-2-release.html

+62

noraj on Jan 7, 2019

Check the bundler version on Gemfile.lock cat Gemfile.lock | grep -A 1 "BUNDLED" That will give bundler version, something like this BUNDLED WITH 2.0.1 Then install that specific version of bundler gem install bundler -v '2.0.1'

+25

gsum on Jun 21, 2019

Probably the correct answer should be to upgrade ruby gems gem upgrade --system '2.7.9' at a bare minimum as the addresses a number of CVE also. Bundler 2.0.1 will magically worked after that too.

Thanks @montdidier - it should be update not upgrade:

gem update --system '2.7.9'

JimSpriggs on May 17, 2019

The issue is that RubyGems cannot find an executable bundle for the bundler gem on the system

To fix it, first run

gem install bundler

if you don’t have bundler version 2 installed locally, then run

gem update --system

That’s all

I hope this helps

promisepreston on Aug 7, 2019

I tried all the methods and it didn’t work. So I deleted Gemfile.lock and then execute bundle install, I compare Gemfile.lock via gitdiff，As @gsum said，Gemfile.lock exist BUNDLED WITH 2.0.1, just install the corresponding bundle version.

oslivan on Jul 4, 2019

gem update --system '2.7.9' fixes my issue.

TeBoring on Jun 17, 2019

Probably the correct answer should be to upgrade ruby gems gem upgrade --system '2.7.9' at a bare minimum as the addresses a number of CVE also. Bundler 2.0.1 will magically worked after that too.

https://blog.rubygems.org/2019/03/05/2.7.9-released.html

montdidier on May 17, 2019

Thank you!

bdesmero on Jan 22, 2019

See https://bundler.io/blog/2019/05/14/solutions-for-cant-find-gem-bundler-with-executable-bundle.html

hsbt on Jun 24, 2019

Works for me, thank you!! @hsbt

RussellKsing on Aug 16, 2019

Can you try with gem i bundler -v 1.17.3 and bundle i on your project directory?

MacOS 10.14.4 should use gem update --system '3.0' and bundle i

tangyumeng on Jun 20, 2019