1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/instruby.rb b/instruby.rb
index 38ed40c52b..ea9ef2a582 100755
--- a/instruby.rb
+++ b/instruby.rb
@@ -409,6 +409,13 @@ install?(:local, :comm, :man) do
   end
 end
 
+install?(:local, :comm, :gem) do
+  puts "creating default gem directories"
+
+  gpath = Gem.default_dir
+  makedirs Gem::DIRECTORIES.collect {|dir| File.join(gpath, dir)}
+end
+
 $install << :local << :ext if $install.empty?
 $install.each do |inst|
   if !(procs = $install_procs[inst]) || procs.empty?