From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2007-01-15T09:45:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby 1.8.2 install missing mkmf.rb on Red Hat Linux

On Jan 14, 2007, at 16:35, Bill McNeill wrote:

> My version of Ruby on Red Hat Linux is missing mkmf.rb.
>
> $ irb
> irb(main):001:0> require 'mkmf'
> LoadError: no such file to load -- mkmf
>         from (irb):1:in `require'
>         from (irb):1
>
> $ ls /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/mkmf.rb
> ls: /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/mkmf.rb: No such file or directory
>
> I was able to find reference to a similar bug in Ubuntu where the fix
> was to install a ruby-dev package, but I don't think that would apply
> to a Linux distribution.
>
> Is mkmf.rb a post-1.8.2 file, or is this a bug?

This is probably due to Red Hat breaking ruby.  mkmf.rb has been part  
of ruby for many years.

> What's the best fix?

First file a bug with Red Hat for breaking ruby up into chunks such  
that you can't find everything that ships with ruby.

Then install ruby from source.

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