Only with cron: /usr/bin/env: ruby_executable_hooks: No such file or directory

Question

I have a perl script that uses system() to call a shell command, which uses ruby_executable_hooks.

When I run this script from the command line it executes flawlessl

Answer 1

I found the answer here: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/27289/how-can-i-run-a-cron-command-with-existing-environmental-variables

Specifically, I just put ". $HOME/.profile;" in front of the cron command like so:

0 5 * * * . $HOME/.profile; /path/to/command/to/run

Thank you all for putting me on the right track.