From: Eko Budi Setiyo <contact_us@...>
Date: 2005-02-17T15:54:50+09:00
Subject: Re: installed ruby on linux without su access

Mark Probert wrote:

>Hi .. 
>
> On Wednesday 16 February 2005 18:11, Eko Budi Setiyo wrote:
>  
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>Beside http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?RubyWithoutRoot
>>is there any tutorial to help me really install ruby on linux without
>>root access.
>>I am trying to installed it on hosting company where I host my website.
>>
>>    
>>
>
>So, this is pretty straight forward:
>
>1. get the tar ball (ruby-1.8.2.tar.gz)
>
>2. unbundle it ($ tar zxf ruby-1.8.2.tar.gz)
>
>3. run configure using --prefix
>
>   $ ./configure --prefix=/my/dest/dir
>
>4. make
>
>5. make install
>
>And you are done.  There are three directories under /my/dest/dir
>
>  bin -- add this to your path
>  lib
>  etc
>
>then test it with
>
> $ rehash   (assuming the shell)
> $ which ruby
> $ ruby -v  
>
>I hope this helps.
>
>Regards,
>
>  
>
I get error on step 3

Here is the errror
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[ekobudi@spruce ruby-1.8.2]$ ./configure --prefix=/home/ekobudi/stow/ruby
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C 
compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.
[ekobudi@spruce ruby-1.8.2]$