On Nov 10, 2011, at 8:51 PM, Neubyr Neubyr wrote:

> I am having some issues while trying to uninstall a gem.  I am using Mac
> OS 10.6.2 system.  ...

> Any help on what might be wrong here? Am I missing something obvious the
> way gem commands work?

I'm not sure about your precise problem but I found ruby
version and gem management on OS X to be a total nightmare
until I started using RVM in single-user mode 
see http://beginrescueend.com/

So you might try reinstalling with RVM and my guess is
the problem will go away.

Hope that helps.

Dan Nachbar