From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2007-03-23T13:30:22+09:00
Subject: Re: compiling ruby on linux

On Behalf Of Rustom Mody:
# Thanks all for all the posts. I learnt something from each of these.
# However I still cannot compile ruby on ubuntu.
# Strangely it compiles easily on debian ?!
# I posted a question on the ubuntu compiling forum thinking 
# that that is 
# more suitable for compiling ruby on ubuntu than the 
# ruby-forum.  However 
# since there is no reply I am cross-posting (the link) here
# http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=389055

try slowly. do not go to next step if you get an error.
on my ubuntu dapper box, i have the ff below. you may need to do some changes to adjust on the current distro/package/gems versions. this is an old box. (note, the build-essential part is very important for ubuntu/debian boxes)


root@pc4all:~# cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS \n \l
root@pc4all:~# ll | grep -i install
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root     71 May  4  2006 install-build-essential
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    264 Jul 31  2006 install-gems
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    133 May  4  2006 install-posgres
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    170 Jun 11  2006 install-rails
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    380 Dec 28 11:19 install-ruby
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    467 Dec 28 10:42 install-rubygems
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    359 Dec 28 10:41 install-rubyzlib
root@pc4all:~# cat install-build-essential
apt-get install build-essential zlib1g-dev libreadline5-dev libssl-dev
root@pc4all:~# cat install-ruby
cd /usr/local/src
echo getting ruby from the net...
wget http://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/stable-snapshot.tar.gz
echo installing ruby...
tar zxvf stable-snapshot.tar.gz
cd ruby
./configure
make
echo testing ruby install..
make test
make install
make install-doc
cd ..
echo finished install ruby. thank you.
root@pc4all:~# cat install-rubyzlib
cd /usr/local/src
echo getting zlib from the net..
wget -c http://www.blue.sky.or.jp/atelier/ruby/ruby-zlib-0.6.0.tar.gz
echo installing zlib...
tar zxvf ruby-zlib-0.6.0.tar.gz
cd ruby-zlib-0.6.0
ruby extconf.rb
make
make test
make install
cd ..
echo finished install ruby-zlib. thank you.
root@pc4all:~# cat install-rubygems
cd /usr/local/src
echo getting rubygems from the net...
wget http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/11289/rubygems-0.9.0.tgz
echo installing rubygems...
tar zxvf rubygems-0.9.0.tgz
cd rubygems-0.9.0
ruby setup.rb
gem install rubygems-update
gem update --system
# install other useful gems here
echo finished install rubygem. thank you.
root@pc4all:~#

hth.
kind regards -botp