From: "Marcel Molina Jr." <marcel@...>
Date: 2005-12-24T12:08:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Installing Ruby and Rails on Ubuntu

On Sat, Dec 24, 2005 at 12:04:20PM +0900, Mark wrote:
> I've been following the instructions at:
> 
> http://claudio.cicali.org/article/74/how-to-install-ruby-on-rails-on-ubuntu-510
> 
> but unfortunately it fails during step 5.
> 
> When I attempt to run:
> 
>   ruby extconf.rb
> 
> I get an error indicating it can't find the mkmf
> 
> extconf.rb:1:in `require': no such file to load -- mkmf (LoadError)
>         from extconf.rb:1
> 
> Any thoughts?

You will get the best and most timely Rails support on the Rails list:
http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails

Debian splits up Ruby's standard library into some 34 packages which are not
installed by default. You need the mkmf library. Probably something like
libmkmf-ruby1.8.

You can get pointers on how to install all of Ruby from here:
http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/RailsOnUbuntuDebianTestingAndUnstable

marcel
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