error: "fatal: I don't handle protocol ``git` when using bundle install

Question

I have the following line in my GemFile :

gem \'rails\', :git => \'git://github.com/rails/rails.git\'

I get the following error:

Answer 1

Try this instead in your Gemfile:

gem 'rails', :git => "https://github.com/rails/rails.git"

git:// can sometimes be blocked by firewalls. Though in your case that's probably not the issue. Try double quotes instead.