RVM Warning! PATH is not properly set up

Question

I just installed rvm on my mac, but I receive this warning on global commands

Warning! PATH is not properly set up, '/usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin' is not at first place, usually this is caused by shell initialization files - check them for 'PATH=...' entries, it might also help to re-add RVM to your dotfiles: 'rvm get stable --auto-dotfiles', to fix temporarily in this shell session run: 'rvm use ruby-1.9.3-p194'.

My $PATHS confirms the warning:

$echo :$PATH:

/usr/local/rvm/bin:/usr/local/heroku/bin:/usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin:/usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/bin:/usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin:/usr/local/rvm/bin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:

As suggested, I first tried rvm get stable --auto-dotfiles to no avail, then I checked my shell initializations files. My /.bash_profile:

export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:$PATH
export PATH=/usr/local/share/python:$PATH
PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:/opt

My /Users/User/.bash_profile seems to be the culprit:

export PS1="[\w]$"
alias ll='ls -laGH'
alias .='echo $PWD'

### Added by the Heroku Toolbelt
export PATH="/usr/local/heroku/bin:$PATH"

# rvm
PATH=/usr/local/rvm/bin:$PATH
[[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" # Load RVM into a shell session *as a function*

The reason is if I remove Heroku Toolbelt and the rvm paths (which were answers suggested by other stack overflow questions), /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin would be in first place and the problem is resolved. However, I don't know what to do with the Heroku Toolbelt. Additionally, shouldn't PATH=/usr/local/rvm/bin:$PATH place rvm first anyways?

I must be missing some trivial solution.

Additional notes: $rvm --debug get head produces no installation notes regarding this except for the warning posted above.

Update: calling rvm system fixes the problem, but only in the current shell session. $echo $PATH now produces:

:/usr/local/heroku/bin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/rvm/bin:

What is a permanent fix?

The RVM initialization needs to be the last line in your .bashrc, it should not be in your .bash_profile. stackoverflow.com/questions/18276701/… — Casper
Also read this joshstaiger.org/archives/2005/07/bash_profile_vs.html and this stackoverflow.com/questions/415403/… to understand the difference between bash_profile and bashrc and how to set them up properly. — Casper
@Casper, thank you for the articles. I have read and followed the instructions outlined, learning immensely from it. I also realized my system ruby was 1.9.3 instead of the current 2.2. The issue was fixed after rvm use ruby-head, along with the .bash_profile changes. Turns out the solution was trivial. — Johnz133

utwang utwang · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-31T06:23:41

I have the same problem with rvm 1.25.26.

solution:

I've modified ~/.bashrc as follows:

## rvm
PATH="$GEM_HOME/bin:$HOME/.rvm/bin:$PATH" # Add RVM to PATH for scripting
[ -s ${HOME}/.rvm/scripts/rvm ] && source ${HOME}/.rvm/scripts/rvm

causing:

Warning is fired at __rvm_path_match_gem_home_check() function in $HOME/.rvm/scripts/functions/cli.

If the beginning of $PATH does not start from $GEM_HOME/bin, a warning message is displayed.

__rvm_path_match_gem_home_check()
{
  (( ${rvm_silence_path_mismatch_check_flag:-0} == 0 )) || return 0
  [[ -n "${GEM_HOME:-}" ]] || return 0
  case "$PATH:" in
    ($GEM_HOME/bin:*) true ;; # all fine here
    (*:$GEM_HOME/bin:*)
      __rvm_path_match_gem_home_check_warning "is not at first place"
      ;;
    (*)
      __rvm_path_match_gem_home_check_warning "is not available"
      ;;
  esac
}

RVM Warning! PATH is not properly set up

8 Answers

solution:

causing: